For the 2024–25 academic year, Zoomph’s rankings, which aggregate athletic-department and individual-sport accounts, put Texas’ social value at $60.85 million, ahead of No. 2 Ohio State ($51.44 million) and No. 3 LSU ($48.02 million).

Former head coach Mack Brown sent a message to honor the passing of his former Texas Longhorns colleague. Having coached for 16 seasons with the Texas Longhorns, from 1998-2013, former head coach Mack Brown witnessed many changes in his coaching staff throughout the years.

The resurgent Cougars are a 13.5-point favorite over the Beavers, who have spent the last two seasons wandering the college football wilderness. Houston entered the season with tempered expectations.

“Contender,” Klatt said. “I really like Texas A&M. I think this is a team that could absolutely go to the SEC Championship Game. Marcel Reed is an excellent player and (Mario) Craver on the outside is electric. I really like him.”

For the past two seasons, the Big Ten has stood at the pinnacle of college football at the end of the season, hoisting the national championship trophy.

Texas A&M is a touchdown favorite in a home matchup against Auburn in Week 5 of the 2025 college football season.

We’re only one-third of the way through college football’s 2025 regular season. It seems like the season has already sped by us. While on the other hand, there’s still a ton of football ahead for the Texas Longhorns this year.

The former five-star prospect also scored twice as a runner in a performance that more closely resembled the glimpses of promise he offered as a spot starter in 2024. Manning completed his final 13 passes before he was pulled in the third quarter with the game firmly out of reach.