Texas' First Loss of 2025 College Football Season Predicted originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Texas Longhorns are 38-17 under head coach Steve Sarkisian since he took the job in 2021.

Hope springs eternal for every college football team each offseason, but some teams' lofty expectations are more realistic than others. Those that fill key roster needs, boast rising stars or make impressive coaching changes generate the most hype from December to August,

Texas football is coming off a season that saw the Longhorns make it to the College Football Playoff semifinal and which saw them ranked as high as No. 1 in the AP poll. Head coach Steve Sarkisian and his 2025 squad will hope to capitalize on what was seen as a successful season by many with another deep postseason run.

After reaching the semifinal of the College Football Playoff, the Longhorns were called the "most overvalued" team.

With that in mind, the offseason has presented plenty of time for hype to build in several corners of the college football world. Take LSU or Texas Tech, the two teams that vied for the No. 1 transfer classes of the offseason.

The Aggies will play Notre Dame in the non-conference for the second straight year, but this time in South Bend.

Texas’ season opener at defending national champion Ohio State on Aug. 30 is an opportunity for quarterback Arch Manning and the Longhorns to serve notice to the rest of the nation. ORDER NOW: Athlon Sports 2025 College Football Preview Guide More SEC team previews: Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia Kentucky LSU | Mississippi State | Missouri | Oklahoma Ole Miss | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt Arch Madness is sweeping Austin.