As revealed by Wickersham, then Alabama defensive coordinator and current Ole Miss coordinator Pete Golding attempted to prevent Manning from going to Texas by bringing up head coach Steve Sarkisian’s previous battle with alcoholism, which cost him his job at USC.

Just how daunting is the 2025 Texas football schedule in SEC play? Here's a by-the-numbers look at how it compares to the rest of the league.

The Texas Longhorns will travel to Columbus, Ohio, to open their season against the Ohio State Buckeyes in a College Football Playoff Semifinal rematch on Aug.

The Longhorns are expected to be one of the best teams in the country. Here are our Texas bold predictions for the 2025 season.

Texas tops the preseason Top 25 with Arch Manning, but Georgia, Alabama, and Ohio State are close, putting pressure on the Longhorns to prove they belong.

The Longhorns currently have the No. 5 class in the country, headlined by the nation's No. 1 overall quarterback recruit, Dia Bell. They also have two other five-star recruits, and a total of three commits who rank as the No. 1 player at their respective positions.

The preseason accolades have rained down for Texas Longhorns football the past few weeks, as week one of college football approaches. The Longhorns enter the s

According to their matchup predictor tool, the Longhorns are being given a slight advantage. ESPN has given Texas a 53.3 percent chance to come out on top, as opposed to Ohio State's 46.7 percent chance. It's just a prediction. No one can truly predict how a game will turn out.

Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning is almost certainly the No. 1 discussion point and most recognizable name among this year’s crop of college football players. But according to ESPN, that does not make him the projected best player in the country.

One of the Texas Longhorns opponents this season has named a starting QB. UTEP will go with Malachi Nelson under center.