The college football season is almost here, and the latest sign came Monday afternoon with the release of the preseason AP Top 25 poll.
Fans now know which number will show next to their team — if they’re lucky enough to be ranked — during the first week of the season.
Though it does not look a whole lot different from last week’s coaches poll, it does include 10 teams from the SEC including a new face at the very top.
For the first time in program history, the Texas Longhorns take the No. 1 spot in preseason, trailed by Penn State and Ohio State at No. 2 and No. 3. Clemson and Georgia round out the top-five.
After Georgia, eight additional teams from the SEC cracked the list, but only two in the top-ten with Alabama and LSU coming in at No. 8 and No. 9, respectively.
South Carolina a