Can Texas State football win the Sun Belt? Here's a game-by-game prediction of the Bobcats' upcoming 2025 season

Texas A&M is bringing back the all-black jerseys, announcing the date and opponent for another blackout game in 2025.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/high-school as Texas high school football: Favorite, sleeper for each Class 6A district . The start of Texas high school football is around the corner. Ahead of more than 1,300 teams taking the field, we will have a quick rundown of teams to watch in 2025.

The first year of the expanded College Football Playoff produced a national champion (Ohio State) that wouldn’t have qualified under the old format, the top four seeds all falling in the quarterfinals and the two semifinals contests giving us ample drama. A year later, there is no clear-cut favorite.

Texas isn't bringing famed live mascot Bevo, a 2,100-pound steer, to Ohio Stadium for its Aug. 30 opener against Buckeyes.

Despite the roster turnover, Texas State still has strengths its defense will lean on, as well as a few questions that have arisen. Here's a full overview.

Five of the six national champions from the 2018-23 seasons went undefeated, marking an era filled with dominant teams. Last year’s debut of the 12-team College Football Playoff featured a two-loss Ohio State team as national champion, which could signal that being a dominant champion is now more difficult.