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My prediction for Texas: LT: Trevor Goosby LG: Neto Umeozulu C : Cole Hutson RG: DJ Campbell RT: Brandon Baker QB: Arch Manning RB: Quintrevion Wisner TE: Jack Endries WR1: Ryan Wingo WR2: Parker Livingstone Slot: DeAndre Moore Jr. DE: Colin Simmons DT: Maraad Watson NT: Cole Brevard or Alex January DE: Ethan Burke LB: Anthony Hill LB: Trey Moore CB1: Malik Muhammad CB2: Jaylon Guilbeau Nickel: Michael Taaffe FS: Jelani McDonald SS: Derek Williams Jr. P: Jack Bouwmeester PK: Mason Shipley (field goals and extra points), Will Stone (kickoffs) LS: Lance St. Louis

Hi Longhorn Nation, who will be UT’s starting 11 on offense and defense and their P/K on 8/30? What about injuries, are there any injuries you are watching or concerned about? For Ohio State, in 11 personnel LT: Austin Siereveld LG: Luke Montgomery C : Carson Hinzman RG: Tegra Tshabola RT: Phillip Daniels (Ethan Onianwa) QB: Julian Sayin RB: James Peoples TE: Max Klare WR1: Jeremiah Smith WR2: Carnell Tate Slot: Brandon Innis DE: Kenyatta Jackson Jr DT: Eddrick Houston DT: Kayden McDonald DE: Caden Curry (Beau Atkinson) LB: Sonny Styles LB: Arvell Reese CB1: Davison Igbinuson CB2: Jermaine Matthews Jr Nickel: Lorenzo Styles Jr FS: Caleb Downs SS: Jaylen McClain (Malik Hartford) P: Joe McGuire (Nick McLarty) K: Jayden Fielding Parentheses for competitions that haven’t been decided/announced yet. Injuries: None

Possibilities for me at the end of the year: Wingo, Endries, and Goosby on offense Watson, Derek Williams on defense

I agree with this, but what about before the AP poll was created in 1936? Looking back, there are several seasons before 1936 that Texas could claim national championships for. Wikipedia lists 1914 as an unclaimed national championship, but Texas had several other seasons in which they went undefeated and untied.

Should be simple. If you were awarded a natty by a major outlet such as AP or UPI/coaches at the time and you and the entire base celebrated it.. that’s a true natty. All this other stuff is nonsense.

Prior to 1974, the UPI poll (now “Coaches Poll”), awarded the national championship after the regular season but prior to the bowl games, most notably in 1964 (Arkansas / Bama) and 1965 (MSU / Bama). It was not uncommon for the UPI national champion to lose their subsequent bowl game…since they had nothing to play for and the bowl was effectively an inter-sectional exhibition game. There have been 11 times where the UPI / Coaches poll differed from the AP Poll, but once we arrived at the BCS era, that largely resolved things (except for the final AP protest vote in 2003).

Who can you see being on this list when the season is over? Also interesting that they have Mateer over Manning.

This morning ESPN released their top 100 college football players for the 2025 season and six Longhorns made the list. You can find the full list here: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45798030/2025-season-college-football-ranking-top-100-players-jeremiah-smith-cade-klubnik

If Texas used SEC measurement rules Texas could claim 9 NC’s.

Blake you will be muted today

When I think of our last national championship team we had true NFL talent at every position except maybe WR. We had many upperclassmen leaders. This team seems to miss some jets on the offense. Our defense looks the part in a big way. A lot sure rides on Arch meeting or exceeding expectations.

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Since the UPI and AP were the two primary selectors, it’s a split title between Texas and Nebraska. The UPI awarded Texas the national championship; Texas shouldn’t be blamed for the final vote coming before the bowl games. I’d say the same thing about OU’s 1974 national title. They were voted No. 1 in the AP poll despite being on probation. What were they supposed to do? Give it back? Say, “Nah, we’re good. Someone else can have it.” Ohio State was named co-champion with Texas by the National Football Foundation, which is an NCAA-recognized selector. Schools can claim whatever titles they want before the BCS era is it’s a legitimate claim. Still, that doesn’t mean everybody else has to recognize it.

This is the only natty I have a problem with Texas claiming and Ohio State shouldn’t claim this natty at all. Nebraska did not lose a game that season, but had a tie with a 6-4 Southern Cal team, so maybe that was taken into consideration by the coaches poll when they decided to give their natty to Texas. If the coaches poll still awarded their natty before bowl games in 1977, Texas would have an additional natty. The 1963, 1969, and 2005 teams left no doubt that they were the undisputed national champions and if they win any more going forward, those natties will also be undisputed.

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D.D. Lewis gets an honorable mention today.

One more note on Jimmy Saxton is he held the school record for single-season yards per rushing attempt with 7.9 in 1961 until Bijan Robinson broke it in 2020. That was one of those Texas records I never thought I’d see broken.

It’s been said over the years that it was the toughest loss Coach Royal ever suffered as a head coach.

I met Buddy Iles in 1970 and relived that awful game. 🤘🏻

My defense: Big difference between a fake natty and a split natty. UPI granted their trophy before bowls back then and chose Texas. Lot of split champions awarded by the two main authorities in the history of the sport. Fake natty would be like Texas claiming 2008 because we didn’t agree with the B12 tie-breaker rule.

He probably would’ve been the school’s first Heisman winner if not for the infamous TCU game.

Vince Young days away. We're getting close

These seem to be about ranking pre-bowl games but interesting nonetheless

My first Texas jersey was #10 for James Saxton.

Let’s give Peter Gardere some love. 4-0 against ou.