This college football season, everything — including the expectations — will be bigger in Texas. As the Texas Longhorns prepare for a 2025 season that begins next weekend at Ohio State, they have been tabbed as the No.

The Texas Longhorns should have their sights set fully on their week one matchup, as they take on the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus on Aug. 30. Texas will travel to "The Shoe" ranked as the number one team in the country, while the hosts rank No. 3 in the country.

The Longhorns are the ninth-ranked team in the projections and are being predicted to finish with a record of 9-3. Two SEC teams — Georgia and Alabama — are ranked ahead of Texas, and the Longhorns are only being given a 64 percent chance of making the College Football Playoff.