Pro Football Focus has predicted the College Football Playoff, and the Clemson Tigers get their revenge on the Texas Longhorns.

Steve Sarkisian and his staff have to settle some position battles for No. 1 Texas football. Here are five starting jobs that may still be up in the air for the Longhorns.

Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning is almost certainly the No. 1 discussion point and most recognizable name among this year’s crop of college football players. But according to ESPN, that does not make him the projected best player in the country.

The preseason accolades have rained down for Texas Longhorns football the past few weeks, as week one of college football approaches. The Longhorns enter the s

Texas starts the season ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history and a betting favorite to win the national championship.

Former Purdue Boilermakers defensive end Will Heldt is expected to start for Clemson, while former Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Jeremiah Alexander and Southeast Missouri State Redhawks wide receiver Tristan Smith are also projected to see playing time.

One of the Texas Longhorns opponents this season has named a starting QB. UTEP will go with Malachi Nelson under center.

Bill Belichick embarks on his college coaching career at North Carolina, employing an NFL-style approach.

Texas at Risk of Losing Nation's No. 1 DL as Three Historic College Football Programs Push for Flip originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Texas Longhorns put together the No. 1 recruiting class in college football in the 2025 cycle, and are looking to do so again in 2026.