Texas at Risk of Losing Nation's No. 1 DL as Three Historic College Football Programs Push for Flip originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Texas Longhorns put together the No. 1 recruiting class in college football in the 2025 cycle, and are looking to do so again in 2026.

ESPN’s Mark Schlabach believes Sarkisian will reach the National Championship Game and beat the Clemson Tigers for its first title since 2005.

With the 2025-26 college football season kicking off this week with a healthy helping of Week 0 games, I decided to gather some data to put forth a consensus College Football Playoff projection field.

Former Texas Longhorns quarterback Maalik Murphy is expected to start for the Oregon State Beavers in Week 1, per On3's Pete Nakos. After spending last season a

Texas ranks 103rd in terms of returning production, with just 29 percent of its offensive players back on the roster. As a result, the team sits at 126th for returning offensive production, which highlights the inexperience Finebaum is referring to.

The Texas Longhorns landed six players in a recent ESPN ranking of the top 100 players in college football for the 2025 season.

Arch Manning is one of the best QBs in the nation, and Texas is arguably the best team in football. They're expected to win the title, but according to a College Football 26 simulation, they have about a 2% shot at doing that.

FOX Sports analyst Joel Platt has revealed his SEC Championship prediction, and the Texas Longhorns have made the cut. Klatt predicts a rematch between the Longhorns and the Georgia Bulldogs, but he believes that the Longhorns will come out on top.