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You could hardly have scripted a better curtain-raiser for the 2025 college football season than Saturday’s contest between No. 1 Texas and No. 3 Ohio State.

Not only is this a battle between the two betting favorites to win the national championship, but it’s also Arch Manning’s debut as QB1 for the Longhorns, and it comes against the defending champs.

The betting line, which is essentially a coin flip, only adds to the drama.

There’s a chance that Manning is generational.

He’s got the pedigree, he’s excelled in a small sample, and his coach, Steve Sarkisian, knows how to put his quarterback in the best position to succee

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