Under-the-Radar Texas Freshman DB Earns Honor From ESPN originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian doesn't shy away from giving true freshman significant playing time.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/texas as Texas Longhorns OT Ranked as Second-Year Breakout Candidate. With college football kicking off two weeks from this Saturday, the Texas Longhorns continue to assert themselves as both the team and individual players appear on top-10 lists across the board.

Texas has a key player who could be among the best second year players in all of college football this year, per ESPN.

On Tuesday, he spoke about the rankings on ESPN and high praise for the roster that Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian has put together. Paul Finebaum had high praise for #Texas this morning. "They're the best team in the country.

Texas enters 2025 ranked No. 1 overall for the first time in the program's history to enter a season. Though they may be atop the AP poll, they are not the top

To no surprise, Texas holds the top spot in the SEC. The Longhorns are No. 1 in the Coaches Poll as well, and will likely land at No. 1 in the initial AP Poll whenever it’s released. Georgia (No. 2), Alabama (No. 3), LSU (No. 4), and Texas A&M (No. 5) round out ESPN’s top five SEC teams heading into the season.

David Bailey is arguably the best player in Texas Tech’s loaded transfer portal class, as the transfer DE from Stanford is the Red Raiders’ top 2026 draft prospect. Last year at Stanford he had seven sacks and three forced fumbles, and according to Reid, he is currently projected to be a Day 2 prospect.

Texas Longhorns football enters the 2025 season with a defense that is expected to be one of the best in the nation. Some players on this defense standout compared to the rest, including two preseason first-team All-American selections, linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. and safety Michael Taaffe.

ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI ... The media agrees with FPI and predicts that the Georgia Bulldogs will play the Texas Longhorns in the 2025 SEC championship with Texas coming out on top. FPI also views the Alabama Crimson Tide as the third-biggest ...