The Longhorns earned the No. 1 ranking in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll for the first time. SMU, Texas A&M and Texas Tech also cracked the

The 2025 college football season is fast approaching, and with less than three weeks until kickoff, anticipation is rising. Monday's release of the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll provides the first official glimpse at how the projected top programs stack up entering another pivotal campaign.

With Arch Manning set to take over as the full-time starting quarterback, Texas was voted atop the first college football coaches’ poll of the 2025 season. After finishing 13-3 last season and advancing to the College Football Playoff semifinals,