There's a lot of teams in contention for biggest disappointment of 2025. Penn State entered the year ranked second with its eyes on a Big Ten title and a repeat appearance in the College Football Playoff, but it fired longtime coach James Franklin amid an 0-3 start to conference play.

This was supposed to be the year that Florida finally got it going under Billy Napier. He was ousted before the calendar turned to November. Clemson and LSU both quickly dropped from preseason top 10 to unranked.

But it's Texas that has set a new bar in futility. The Longhorns made history as a preseason No. 1. They were expected to compete for a national title with ballyhooed young quarterback Arch Manning leading the way.

Those hopes took a significant hit in a Week 1 loss to Ohio

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