The 2025 college football season is fast approaching, and with less than three weeks until kickoff, anticipation is rising. Monday's release of the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll provides the first official glimpse at how the projected top programs stack up entering another pivotal campaign.

Reigning national champion Ohio State opens the fall with sky-high expectations after a dominant postseason run, but it's Texas , led by early Heisman Trophy candidate Arch Manning , that sits atop the rankings. For the first time in program history , the Longhorns claim the No. 1 spot in the preseason Coaches Poll, surpassing their highest preseason ranking since opening at No. 2 in 2009, the year they last contended for a national title.

Texas gets an early chance to prove it belongs.

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