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Weak. Play 9 in conference like everyone else.

I’d love this if I could get all the games without having to have YouTube TV. I’d rather not spend $90 on something I only have to watch Texas football on.

Texas entering into Steve Sarkisian’s fifth season on the Forty Acres as the No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 doesn’t guarantee anything. Still, the history of preseason No. 1 teams since 1998 — the first season in which the Bowl Championship Series decided college football’s national champion — is a sign that the Longhorns can almost bank on a prosperous season. The proof will be in the pudding, whether Texas is destined for a third consecutive trip to the College Football Playoff under Sarkisian. Regardless, there’s a baseline level of success that the previous 27 clubs voted No. 1 in the preseason by AP Top 25 voters has reached. — Only one of the 27 previous preseason No. 1 teams failed to win 10 or more games. USC opened the 2012 season ranked No. 1 by the AP (LSU was No. 1 in the Coaches Poll) and went 7-6 with a loss to Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl. Lane Kiffin’s last full season as coach of the Trojans saw USC join Ole Miss (1964) as the only preseason No. 1 teams in history to not appear in the final poll. — Texas will attempt to join Florida State (1999), USC (2004) and Alabama (2017) as the only preseason No. 1 teams in the BCS/CFP era to win a national championship. — In the BCS era (1998-2013), four preseason No. 1 teams — Miami (2002), Oklahoma (2003), USC (2005) and Ohio State (2006) — reached the national championship game. The Hurricanes, Trojans and Buckeyes won their respective conference championships; the Sooners lost to Kansas State in the Big 12 title game. — While Alabama (2017) is the only preseason No. 1 to win a national championship in the CFP era (since 2014), nine other No. 1 teams made it to the CFP: Florida State (2014), Alabama (2016, 2018 and 2021), Clemson (2019 and 2020) and Georgia (2023 and 2024). Of those eight teams, four (Alabama three times and Clemson in 2019) reached the national championship game. — Nick Saban’s 2017 Crimson Tide won the national championship with a walk-off victory over Georgia, but the Bulldogs won the SEC title with a win over Auburn. Of the 27 previous preseason No. 1 teams, 14 won at least a share of a conference championship, while Oklahoma (2003), Florida (2009) and Georgia (2023) lost their respective conference title games. — Eleven preseason No. 1 teams since 1998 didn’t win a conference championship, reach the BCS title game or make the CFP: Nebraska (2000), Florida (2001), Georgia (2008 and 2023), Florida (2009), Alabama (2010, 2013 and 2022), Oklahoma (2011), USC (2012) and Ohio State (2015). The 2015 Buckeyes, the 2022 Crimson Tide and the 2023 Bulldogs are the only AP preseason No. 1 teams since 2014 to not qualify for the CFP in the four-team format. — Georgia was No. 1 to open the 2024 season, the first in the 12-team CFP format. The Bulldogs went 11-3 and won the SEC championship with an overtime win over Texas before falling to Notre Dame at the Sugar Bowl in the CFP quarterfinals. Final results for preseason AP Top 25 No. 1 teams since 1998 2024: Georgia (11-3, SEC champions, lost in the CFP quarterfinals to Notre Dame) 2023: Georgia (13-1, lost the SEC championship game to Alabama, Orange Bowl champions) 2022: Alabama (11-2, didn’t make it to SEC championship game, Sugar Bowl champions) 2021: Alabama (13-2, SEC champions, Cotton Bowl champions, lost the CFP national championship to Georgia) 2020: Clemson (10-2, ACC champions, lost in the CFP semifinals to Ohio State) 2019: Clemson (14-1, ACC champions, Fiesta Bowl champions, lost the CFP national championship to LSU) 2018: Alabama (14-1, SEC champions, Orange Bowl champions, lost the CFP national championship to Clemson) *2017: Alabama (13-1, didn’t make it to the SEC championship game, Sugar Bowl champions, CFP national champions) 2016: Alabama (14-1, SEC champions, Peach Bowl champions, lost the CFP national championship to Clemson) 2015: Ohio State (12-1, didn’t make Big Ten championship game, Fiesta Bowl champions) 2014: Florida State (13-1, ACC champions, lost in the CFP semifinals to Oregon) 2013: Alabama (11-2, didn’t make SEC championship game, lost the Sugar Bowl to Oklahoma) 2012: USC (7-6, didn't make the Pac-12 championship game, lost the Sun Bowl to Georgia Tech) 2011: Oklahoma (10-3, Insight Bowl champions) 2010: Alabama (10-3, didn’t make the SEC championship game, Citrus Bowl champions) 2009: Florida (13-1, lost the SEC championship game to Alabama, Sugar Bowl champions) 2008: Georgia (10-3, didn’t make SEC championship game, Citrus Bowl champions) 2007: USC (11-2, Pac-10 co-champions, Rose Bowl champions) 2006: Ohio State (12-1, Big Ten champions, lost BCS national championship game to Florida) 2005: USC (12-1, Pac-10 champions, lost Rose Bowl/BCS championship game to Texas) *2004: USC (11-0, Pac-10 champions, BCS national champions) 2003: Oklahoma (12-2, lost the Big 12 championship game to Kansas State, lost the Sugar Bowl/BCS championship game to LSU) 2002: Miami (12-1, Big East champions, lost the Fiesta Bowl/BCS championship game to Ohio State) 2001: Florida (10-2, didn’t make the SEC championship game, Orange Bowl champions) 2000: Nebraska (10-2, didn’t make Big 12 championship game, Alamo Bowl champions) *1999: Florida State (12-0, ACC champions, BCS national champions) 1998: Ohio State (11-1, Big Ten co-champions, Sugar Bowl champions) View full news story

The idea that Ohio State is going to score 31 points on this Texas D is wishful thinking at best.

Also, good luck to South Carolina and Oklahoma during these month long stretches.

Nice report, Jeff. Personally, I'd really like to be 3 or 4 just to keep the headlights out of their eyes. But it does my ego a real swell. One game at a time. Each game is critical to team develop as the season progresses.

I need help finding a place I can get a new Saturday shirt for this season. I’m having issues finding a longhorns fishing style shirt in 3XLT that ships to Hawaii. Any of my big and tall brothers help me out? Lol

The Preseason AP Poll released this morning and The University of Texas comes in ranked as the No. 1 team in the country. Of course, the preseason poll is merely a conversation point, but the program will certainly be able to flaunt the No. 1 by its name for a few more weeks. A few talking points I wanted to expand on following the release of the poll will certainly have some implications on the greater picture of the college football landscape. *** – First, we were robbed of a true No. 1 vs. No. 2 battle to begin the season. I am positive the AP voters did not care to make that a priority, but it sure would have been fun to discuss for the next three weeks. On top of that, week one is shaping up to be an all-timer. No. 1 Texas vs. No. 3 Ohio State No. 9 LSU vs. No. 4 Clemson No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 10 Miami (Fl.) As we sit today, we are also just 12 days away from a top-25 matchup between Kansas State and Iowa State. *** I wanted to compile a rundown of how many ranked opponents each SEC school faces. Entering the season, Texas will face five top-20 opponents. 7 – Florida, LSU, Miss State, Oklahoma 6 – Arkansas, Kentucky, South Carolina 5 – Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt 4 – Auburn, Missouri, Tennessee Any conversation about Texas' schedule being easy falls on deaf ears. But the greater conversation is in regards to the B1G vs. SEC scheduling difficulty and how it plays into the College Football Playoff conversation. Especially in regards to why the eight vs. nine conference game schedule was such a point of contention. For instance, Illinois is ranked No. 12 in the country by the AP poll and has just two teams ranked on its schedule entering the 2025 season. Michigan, ranked No. 14, plays just two as well, one of which being Oklahoma in a non-conference meeting. And Oregon sees just two ranked foes as well. 4 – Ohio State 3 – Indiana, Penn State 2 – Michigan, Illinois, Oregon *** The Big 12 only has four teams ranked inside the top 25, but if the list expanded to a top 30, the conference would have as many members mentioned as the B1G. Each would have seven. BYU, Utah and Baylor came in just outside the initial ranking, with the three coming in at 26, 27, and 28 respectively.

I catch the game on the boat on Texas radio …. Craig Way is the freaking best…. Try to get the renegade youtube channels … doesnt always work out next day …. I get to watch w pleasure all the highlights… or entire game if we Won if we lose….i rarely wanna seee anything .. dont go visit OTF…or wanna watch no highlights… i brood for a couple of weeks…. Is what it is til we Win again

This will be popular from late August through February then will tank in March until late August again.

A 5⭐ assessment from Liona! If the whole team shares that view, the future is bright for Texas in 2025. 🤘🏻🏈🤘🏼🏈🤘🏈🤘🏽🏈🤘🏾🏈🤘🏿

Quinn earned his keep here. It remains to be seen if he can make it in the NFL.

Not if you get it somewhere else, like youtubetv or something. Only if you don't have it and want espn only, this is a way to subscribe directly w/ ESPN is my understanding... 🤘

I never liked being ranked this high this early. It's hard for human nature not to eat the rat poison.

Thank god for YouTube tv lol

The focus and hunger this program has shown over the last two years is why I don't worry about Texas having what it takes to live up to expectations.

Steve Sarkisian is scheduled to meet with reporters after Texas concludes practice on Monday. He’s probably going to be asked about the Longhorns being the No. 1-ranked team in the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in school history. History suggests Sarkisian will step in front of the cameras with his response ready to go. “I don't really care about the rankings, truth be told,” he said last month in San Antonio at the Texas High School Coaches Association Coaching School and Convention. Sarkisian was answering a question regarding SEC Media Days, which ended with the media picking Texas as the preseason favorite to win the conference championship. Still, Sarkisian didn’t wax poetic on the Longhorns' chances of getting to Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the second year in a row and taking care of unfinished business on Dec. 6. “I've sat up here and said the rankings don't matter when we weren't ranked very highly,” he said. “I don't think that's going to change if we're ranked higher.” No matter what anyone thinks of preseason rankings, the Longhorns (1,552 total points based on poll votes, including 25 first-place votes) edging out fellow College Football Playoff semifinalist Penn State (1,547 points and 23 first-place votes) and reigning national champion Ohio State (1,472 points and 11 first-place votes) should be taken as a two-fold sign of respect from the college football world. First, it’s a sign of respect for what the current regime has achieved since the 2023 recruiting class, one headlined by Anthony Hill Jr. and Arch Manning, arrived on campus. Over the last two seasons, Sarkisian’s program has made back-to-back CFP semifinal trips, ended the longest drought in program history without a conference championship (14 years) and racked up 25 victories. Furthermore, it’s respect for a roster chock-full of former blue-chip recruits with arguably more talent, fewer holes and a higher number of future NFL draft picks than any in the country. Even though ESPN’s Bill Connelly ranked Texas No. 103 when he unveiled his returning production percentage rankings in February, the Longhorns’ (No. 5 in Connelly’s post-spring SP+ rankings, of which returning production is a piece of the formula) inexperience could be minimized. Almost all of the players with extra eligibility stemming from the pandemic-impacted 2020 season have cycled through college football, which should result in younger, less-experienced rosters across the board. If there were a season in which a lack of experience at key positions might not be a detriment, it could be this one. That, along with Manning’s first season to be QB1 from the jump, might best explain Texas coming out on top of the closest preseason AP vote since 1998, when five points separated No. 1 Ohio State (1,668 points and 30 first-place votes) and No. 2 Florida State (1,663 points and 22 first-place votes). “They're great for the fans and they're great for the popularity of our sport,” Sarkisian said of preseason rankings last month. “It keeps the conversation of college football [at] the forefront of people's minds and the media and things of that nature. "I think that's awesome for our sport, and the fact that we're talking about Week 1 matchups and all of those things, but, in reality, they don't matter," he added. "What we do on the field, the way we perform, is going to be, ultimately, what dictates how our season goes." Nevertheless, the rubber will meet the road in 19 days, when the Longhorns travel to the Horseshoe to meet the Buckeyes in a rematch of last season’s heartbreaking Cotton Bowl loss. To Sarkisian’s point about marquee Week 1 battles, Ohio State’s No. 3 ranking means the Aug. 30 showdown in Columbus is tied with a clash between No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Florida State on Sept. 2, 2017, for pitting the highest-ranked teams against each other in a season opener since the first preseason poll was released in 1950. Anyone invested in Longhorn football should take pride in Texas, which went into the 2024 campaign ranked No. 4 in the AP Top 25, garnering a top-five preseason ranking for the second consecutive season. Sarkisian joining Darrell Royal (1960-65 and 1967-71) and Mack Brown (2001-03, 2005-07 and 2009-10) as the only coaches in program history to do so is another sign that the Longhorns are on the cusp of a historic run. That should be celebrated by the burnt orange faithful, even if it doesn’t resonate within the walls of the Moncrief Complex. Internally, nobody takes for granted what Texas has accomplished over the last two seasons. Still, the Longhorns are focused on doing whatever it takes to get over the hump and claim the program's first national championship in 20 years. "The coaches do a great job reminding us that this is our main goal, but we have to do the work every single day to reach the goal," linebacker Liona Lefau said after a recent camp practice. "We can't skip any steps. We can't skip any days. We've got to stack days. "[Sarkisian] called it 'the summit,'" he added. "Right now, we're at the bottom, trying to work our way up to the national championship." View full news story

I miss cable.

I know this is a stupid question, but does this mean I have to shell out $40 to watch espn once this starts?

Are there any Texas games we’d miss if this is all we subscribed to?

Bristol, CT and Los Angeles, CA – August 11, 2025 – ESPN’s upcoming direct-to-consumer service and FOX One, Fox Corporation’s (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX; “FOX” or the “Company”) wholly-owned direct to consumer streaming service, today announced an agreement that will give consumers the opportunity to purchase the two services bundled together starting October 2 for $39.99 per month. “Working with FOX One on this bundle offer allows us to bring ESPN’s world-class sports content to even more fans in a seamless and innovative way,” said Sean Breen, EVP, Disney Platform Distribution. “This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to delivering premium experiences across platforms and meeting consumers where they are – anytime, anywhere.” “Announcing ESPN as our first bundle partner is evidence of our desire to deliver the best possible value and viewing experience to our shared customers,” said Tony Billetter,SVP, Strategy and Business Development, FOX Direct to Consumer. “Viewers will have access to an incredible portfolio of content through this bundle, including NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL, College Football and Basketball, NASCAR, INDYCAR, UFC, as well as the upcoming FIFA World Cup, and more as we continue to look for opportunities to streamline the user experience, especially for the ultimate sports fan.” The ESPN DTC offering will give fans access to all of ESPN’s linear networks – ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes – in addition to ESPN on ABC, ESPN+, SECN+, and ACCNX, covering 47,000 live events each year, on-demand replays, studio shows, original programming, as well as newly expanded NFL content and more. For more information about ESPN DTC, visit Stream.ESPN.com. FOX One will bring all of FOX’s leading News, Sports and Entertainment branded content together in one dynamic streaming platform. For the first time, cord-cutters and cord-nevers will have live streaming and on-demand access to the real-time thrills, bold voices, and defining stories across the full portfolio of FOX brands including FOX News Channel, FOX Business, FOX Weather, FOX Sports, FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network, FOX Deportes, FOX Local Stations and the FOX Network as well as the option to bundle FOX Nation and B1G+ within one platform. The latest updates and information about the upcoming FOX One service are available at www.FOXOne.com. The ESPN DTC offering and FOX One service will both individually become available to consumers beginning August 21 and the combined bundle will be available for purchase beginning on October 2.

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