With Monday's AP Poll Top 25 release -- the first ahead of the 2025 season -- Texas made more history ahead of a highly anticipated campaign. The Longhorns came in at No. 1, earning 25 of the 65 first-place votes, for the first time ever.

This latest accolade comes just one week after Texas occupied the top spot in the preseason Coaches Poll for the first time in program history . It should come as no surprise, then, that this also marks Texas' debut as a unanimous preseason No. 1 in both major polls.

Texas just edged out a surprising No. 2 in Penn State , which garnered 23 votes for first place. The Nittany Lions have big expectations in 2025 with quarterback Drew Allar back leading an experienced roster, and they start the year ahead of rival Ohio State , the reigning n

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