🏈 College Football
Texas Longhorns 2025 Season Preview
Texas doesn’t need more talent. It needs discipline. The Longhorns can win it all, but only if they stop beating themselves.
Title Talent. No Margin for Sloppiness.
🧠 Key to the Season:
Clean Up the Mess
Texas has the talent to win it all — that’s not up for debate.
But if they want a national title, they need to tighten every screw:
- Too many penalties
- Too many turnovers
- Too many red-zone misfires
- Way too many tackles for loss allowed
The 2024 loss to Ohio State wasn’t about firepower. It was about details. If Texas wants to finish the job in 2025, execution beats hype.
💪 Key Player:
Cole Hutson, C (Senior)
Texas lost four starters up front — and it all falls on Hutson now.
At 6’5″, 306 lbs, he’s got the frame and the voice to be the leader of a rebuilt line. If the protection holds, Arch Manning has a shot at greatness. If not? Texas is taking hits from all directions.
🔁 Top Transfer In:
Maraad Watson, DT (Sophomore)
The NFL upside is real, even if the résumé isn’t there yet.
Watson didn’t flash much at Syracuse, but Texas believes in the long play. He’s freaky strong, twitchy for his size, and has the tools to be a Sunday player once he grows into his frame.
📤 Biggest Transfer Loss:
Amari Niblack, TE (Senior)
He never fully hit his stride in Austin, but he had pro tools and was expected to play a bigger role in 2025. Instead, he’ll suit up for Texas A&M and may finally break out in their scheme. Depth at tight end is solid, but losing potential still stings.
📆 Key Game:
@ Ohio State – August 30
This is the measuring stick — right out of the gate.
- In 2023, Texas beat Bama in Tuscaloosa and made the CFP.
- In 2024, they crushed Michigan and made noise again.
- In 2005, they beat OSU and went on to win the natty.
This is that type of moment. Win in Columbus, and they might run the table. Lose, and the margin for error vanishes by Week 1.
🔟 Top 10 Longhorns to Know:
- Anthony Hill Jr., LB – Alpha. Tone-setter.
- Arch Manning, QB – The name. The arm. The pressure.
- Colin Simmons, EDGE – Next breakout star.
- Malik Muhammad, CB – Locks down one side.
- Michael Taaffe, S – Veteran presence.
- Trey Moore, LB – Smart, productive, steady.
- Ryan Wingo, WR – True sophomore, future WR1.
- Quintrevion Wisner, RB – Will handle the load.
- DeAndre Moore Jr., WR – Explosive after the catch.
- DJ Campbell, OG – Quiet monster in the trenches.
📊 Fun Stats from 2024:
- 1st Quarter Scoring: 129–34 — started fast
- Total Offense: 7,000 yards (yup)
- Red Zone TD %: under 80% — the one blemish
They had the gas. They just didn’t always finish the drive.
🧨 Unc’s Outlook
This is a top-5 roster in the country. The question isn’t “Are they good enough?” It’s “Can they stay locked in long enough to win when it counts?”
The schedule is no joke:
- @ Ohio State
- @ Georgia (mid-November)
- @ Florida
- @ Kentucky
- Oklahoma (neutral)
- Texas A&M (home)
- Arkansas
No Alabama. No LSU. No Ole Miss. No Missouri. No Tennessee.
So the road is brutal, but it’s not impossible.
Win 2 of the big 3 (Ohio State, Georgia, A&M) and hold serve the rest? You’re going to Atlanta. Maybe even back to the CFP.
But if the little things go wrong again — red zone stalls, fumbles, drive-killing penalties — 9-3 could sneak up quick.
🎯 The Call:
Win Total Projection: 9.5
Predicted Record: 10–2
National title ceiling. Execution floor. Handle your business.
🟢 Game Buckets:
Likely Wins:
- @ Mississippi State
- Sam Houston
- San Jose State
- UTEP
- Vanderbilt
Toss-Ups (50/50):
- @ Ohio State
- @ Georgia
- @ Florida
- @ Kentucky
- Oklahoma (neutral)
- Arkansas
- Texas A&M
Likely Losses:
- None. But they can’t afford to drop two early.