Entering the season as the top-ranked team typically does not bode well in the national championship race. Not since Alabama hoisted the trophy in 2017 has the preseason No. 1 squad won it all. Before that, USC in 2004 was the most recent team to deliver on expectations. Those are the only two teams this century to accomplish the feat.

A new era has arrived in Austin as Arch Manning begins his first season as Texas's starting quarterback. Manning's first task will be taking on the defending champion Ohio State, which knocked the Longhorns out of the College Football Playoff last season.

Texas quarterback Arch Manning told reporters leading into the OSU game that he's not concerned about the Longhorns having a target on their backs.