Texas looks to be nationally relevant for the 2023 season, and college football analysts are taking notice.
On Wednesday we learned ESPN ranked the Longhorns in its updated preseason Top 10. 247Sports also included Texas in its combined Top 10, ranking the Longhorns ahead of Clemson at No. 9.
Preseason rankings have little bearing on whether a team succeeds or fails, as Texas fans well know. Even so, a consensus is building that the team will be a force to be reckoned with in its 2023 campaign.
There were a handful of notable omissions but as a whole the main players are at the top of the list. Georgia leads the pack as it pushes for a third straight national championship. The Bulldogs are followed by Michigan, Florida State, USC and Ohio State in the Top 5.
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