Texas Longhorns running backs CJ Baxter and Christian Clark were both sidelined due to injuries ahead of the 2024 college football season. Even so, Texas fans have high hopes for both backs to bounce back for the 2025 season.

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.

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.

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 anticipation for college football is palpable, with Week Zero officially kicking off this weekend. Manning is widely viewed as a generational talent, but he’ll still need to prove it in Week 1 when Texas heads to Columbus for a top-five showdown against the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes.

What will the Texas Longhorns 2026 schedule look like after the SEC's decision to add a ninth annual conference game?

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 at Risk of Losing Nation's No. 1 DL as Three Historic College Football Programs Push for Flip originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Texas Longhorns put together the No. 1 recruiting class in college football in the 2025 cycle, and are looking to do so again in 2026.