Unlike the Big 12, the SEC is still doing a preseason media poll for football, and the Texas Longhorns are the team of choice. The Longhorns picked up 96 votes from a panel of media who cover the SEC to win the league's championship. Georgia was second with 44, followed by Alabama and LSU.

Texas, with Heisman Trophy candidate Arch Manning set to take over as starting quarterback, is the preseason pick to win the Southeastern Conference championship. The Longhorns received 96 of the 204 votes cast from media members covering the SEC media days this week to be crowned SEC champion on Dec.

ATLANTA - The Texas Longhorns are resembling a powerhouse program in today's age of college football. They are competing for conference championships, making back-to-back appearances in the College Football Playoff Semifinal,

The Texas Longhorns were overwhelmingly chosen as the team to beat in the SEC during the 2025 college football season as part of an SEC media poll on Friday.

Paul Finebaum Names SEC Powerhouse as Team That Can Best Challenge Texas originally appeared on Athlon Sports. In a recent segment on ESPN's "Get Up," renowned college football analyst Paul Finebaum identified the Alabama Crimson Tide as the primary contender to challenge the Texas Longhorns in the SEC for the 2025 season.

In the Preseason Media Poll, Texas received 96 votes to be the last team standing in Atlanta on Dec. 6. The Longhorns came just short of securing the conference title a year ago, losing to Georgia 22-19 in overtime.

NIL continues to be a hot topic for fans around the country, regardless of whether their team suffers from it or flourishes from it. The Texas Longhorns, regar