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Texas is the No. 1 team in the preseason AP Top 25 for the first time in program history. Many would argue that the national championship is the Longhorns’ to lose. They also have a big-name quarterback set to take the reins in Arch Manning, who may well end up as the Heisman Trophy winner if he lives up to his potential as a first-year starter. The hype train is moving full steam ahead, but Manning brushed off any concern of complacency inside the Longhorns’ locker room.
All eyes will be on Texas right out of the gate, too, with its monumental season-opening clash with No. 3 Ohio State. Two of the top three teams in the country take center stage Saturday in a tantalizing Week 1 showdown with immediate College Football Playoff implications. The Buckeyes and everyone else the Longhorns play this year will have plenty of motivation to take down the nation’s top dog. But according to Manning, that goes both ways.
“I think we kind of try to shift the narrative,” Manning said Monday in his media availability. “We’re going for everyone else. The target’s not on our back; we have a red dot on everyone else.”
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Author : Carter Bahns
Publish date : 2025-08-26 01:14:00
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