As the college football season soon kicks off, analysts are solidifying their predications on who will come out on top.

ESPN Predicts Texas' Postseason Fate originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Texas Longhorns have their eyes on a third-straight College Football Playoff berth in 2025 under head coach Steve Sarkisian. Sarkisian has been to the semifinal round in 2023 and 2024 and comes into this season with a 38-17 overall record.

The No. 1-rated Texas Longhorns are coming into the first week of the season as betting underdogs when they face the reigning champion Ohio State Buckeyes on Aug. 30. Ohio State is favored by 2.5 points across the entire betting market, with the total coming in at 48 points for what could be a shootout.

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

Helm finished with the sixth-most receiving yards among tight ends last season. The only players with more yards were Ball State Cardinals’ Tanner Koziol (839), MTSU Blue Raiders Holden Willis (871), Syracuse Orange’s Oronde Gadsen II (934), Penn State Nittany Lions’ Tyler Warren (1,233) and Bowling Green Falcons’ Harold Fannin Jr. (1,554).

At the time of his arrest, Bond was released after posting a $25,000 bond. He quickly filed a federal lawsuit against his accuser, alleging defamation and maintaining the sexual encounter was consensual. The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice last month by the U.S. District Court in North Texas.