Texas football ranked in the top five by CBS Sports

Going into the 2024 college football season, the Texas Longhorns are widely regarded as one of the top teams in the entire country.

The Longhorns were Big 12 Champions and Playoff contenders a year ago but after significant losses to the 2024 NFL draft, there are some questions marks. Fortunately, Texas found a ton of success in the transfer portal adding three big-time receivers Isaiah Bond, Silas Bolden, Matthew Golden, and tight end Amari Niblack.

The prevailing question for Texas is how they’ll handle the transition to the SEC. Head coach Steve Sarkisian has established himself as one of the best coaches in the country and quarterback Quinn Ewers returns for his third year as the starter on the Forty Acres. Despite a schedule that includes the Michigan Wolverines, Georgia Bulldogs and Texas A&M Aggies, it’s hard to imagine the Longhorns missing out on the first-ever 12-team Playoff.

With the college football season set to kick off later this month, CBS Sports ranked all 134 FBS programs from worst to first. The Longhorns were ranked No. 4 on CBS’ list behind only Georgia, Ohio State and Oregon. Texas was also one of four SEC teams ranked in the top six with Alabama being ranked No. 5 and Ole Miss No. 6.

Texas will kick off the season on August 31st against the Colorado State Rams from Darrell K Royal Stadium.

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