ESPN has already released its way-too-early top-25 rankings for the 2025 college football season, placing Texas at No. 2. The Longhorns face one of the toughest schedules in the SEC, including a marquee non-conference matchup against Ohio State.
ESPN analyst Dave Wilson identified the Nov. 29 home game against Texas A&M as the game that will define Texas’s 2025 season. He highlighted the significance of this elite matchup in shaping the Longhorns’ season.
The Longhorns meet Ohio State in their season opener in one of the most intriguing nonconference games of 2025, and a rematch of the CFP semifinal at the Cotton Bowl. This one will look very different, with Ohio State losing a lot of proven star power and Texas beginning the Arch Manning era. But in the 12-team playoff era, the season opener doesn’t define your season any longer. For the Longhorns, that distinction could fall to their Nov. 29 home game against Texas A&M, the first time the Aggies head to Austin since 2010.
The rivalry game will mark the end of a run in which Texas hosts Vanderbilt, which has Diego Pavia returning after the Longhorns escaped with a 27-24 win last season, followed by games against Georgia, which beat Texas twice last year; Arkansas; and then the Aggies in the final week of the regular season. With a schedule that also features unpredictable matchups against what should be improved Florida and Oklahoma teams and that Buckeyes game, the showdown with the Aggies could be a key final test.”
Texas is definitely positioned to make some noise this season. With Arch Manning stepping into the spotlight, plus the talent Sarkisian has assembled through recruiting and the transfer portal, the Longhorns could be a legitimate contender. Do you think they have what it takes to get past Georgia or Ohio State this year?
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