Texas starts the season ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history and a betting favorite to win the national championship.

"I don't know where he got that from," Manning said. "He text me and apologized about that. I'm really just taking it day-by-day right now."

Manning will have a tough first test against No. 2 Ohio State in Columbus on Aug. 30.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns will open the upcoming college football season against one another on August 30. Texas comes into the game ranked as the top team in the country in the first Associated Press poll, while Ohio State, which won last season’s national title, comes in at third.

Joey Aguilar will start at quarterback for Tennessee football against Syracuse in the 2025 season opener.

This isn't a shock given Carr's talent and progress this preseason.

Texas edge rusher Colin Simmons is among three Longhorns on The Associated Press All-America team. No. 2 Penn State also had three players, giving the Nittany Lions and Longhorns the most on the team.

The 2025 college football season is about to get underway and the Sooners enter the year with something to prove after being left outside the US LBM Coaches Poll a couple of weeks ago.

Offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor and wide receiver Ryan Williams were each named preseason first-team All-SEC players on the coaches team, headlining a list of five members of the Crimson Tide offense ...