With both national signing days complete, ESPN has released their latest way-too-early top 25 for the upcoming college football season. Barely making the rankings, Texas sneaks into the top 25 at No. 23.
Mark Schlabach asked, “Is Year 4 now or never for Longhorns coach Tom Herman?” It very well may be, as winning is expected. Being a fringe top 25 team is acceptable for this Longhorns team at the beginning of the year, but progress towards the top 10 will be expected throughout the season.
Here is the full top 25:
- Clemson
- Ohio State
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Penn State
- Oregon
- Florida
- LSU
- Oklahoma
- Notre Dame
- Texas A&M
- Oklahoma State
- Wisconsin
- Auburn
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Cincinnati
- Iowa State
- Boise State
- Iowa
- USC
- North Carolina
- Texas
- Appalachian State
- Baylor
Four other Big 12 teams join Texas in their rankings, with Oklahoma once again being top dog. It will be a competitive race for the Big 12 Championship in 2020 and any of the five teams listed could be in Arlington at the end of the season.
It is still early, but the Longhorns are more than likely going to be ranked at the beginning of next season. Once spring ball is completed and the offensive and defensive adjustments are put into place, Texas has a chance to be ranked even higher than they are at the moment.
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