With Arch Manning taking over at quarterback, Texas faces questions about the 2025 season after two straight College Football Playoff appearances under head coach Steve Sarkisian.

If the Texas Longhorns don't win the national championship, and if Arch Manning does not live up to the hype, then 2025 will ultimately be a letdown. But if Manny Navarro of The Athletic (with help from an all-in Paul Finebaum) believes that won't happen.

Of Steve Sarkisian's first seven road games with the Longhorns, Texas won just one. But UT enters this weekend with an 11-game winning streak on the road.

Kevin Sherrington offers his inaugural Best in Texas rankings as some of the Lone Star State’s top teams open the 2025 season.

Austin Mock makes his first college football best bets of the season, including a pick in Texas at Ohio State.

In response, Bobby Carpenter, a former Buckeyes star, responded on the “Bobby Carpenter Show” that “Paul’s paid to say stuff, and there’s no way he can believe that.” Carpenter goes on to say how people in Finebaum’s position have “got to say things to get traction.”

Paul Finebaum has made his pick for Saturday's epic showdown between No. 1 Texas and No. 3 Ohio State. The beloved ESPN college football analyst has made his pick for the showdown between the two top-five squads.