The Texas Longhorns cemented themselves as an SEC powerhouse this past college football season, finishing the year with a 13-3 record and a 7-1 mark in conference play. Texas' season was cut short after a loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff.

With Ohio State's win over Notre Dame in the first National Championship of the 12-team College Football Playoff era, the Big Ten has won back-to-back national

Texas had a super season on the football field, and coach Steve Sarkisian cleaned up in recruiting. The Longhorns can now say they’ve locked up the top spot for the 2025 recruiting cycle. Texas has locked in the No.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day spent the weekend celebrating the program's ninth national championship, a crowning achievement for a group that had operated like one of the best teams in the country all year and then played some of its best football in the biggest moments with a challenging run through the College Football Playoff.

There's a lot of talk surrounding the Texas Longhorns ahead of the season, with some projecting that the team will win the next national title game after coming up one win short of an appearance for the past two seasons.

Per SEC analyst Paul Finebaum’s imagination, that prediction points towards Texas Longhorns success in the near future, according to Finebaum’s comments earlier this week. “I would pick Steve Sarkisian,

Texas and Ohio State are the two biggest NIL powerhouses in college football. The Longhorns have the Buckeyes beat in multiple key financial aspects, though.