College football's poobahs have saved the best for first.

The first game of the first Saturday of the first full week of the 2025 college football season is arguably the game of the year: No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State . The matchup features the Longhorns' Arch Manning , the latest quarterback in college football's first family, making his inaugural road start against Caleb Downs , Jeremiah Smith and the reigning national champion Buckeyes.

The clash highlights the best Week 1 in college football history. In addition to Texas and Ohio State at the Horseshoe, No. 4 Clemson battles No. 9 LSU at Memorial Stadium, and No. 6 Notre Dame squares off against No. 10 Miami in South Florida on Sunday. This weekend will be the first time in the history of the AP poll that three W

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