The 2025 college football season is fast approaching, and with less than three weeks until kickoff, anticipation is rising. Monday's release of the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll provides the first official glimpse at how the projected top programs stack up entering another pivotal campaign.

Allar was a 5-star recruit and the No. 3 overall player in 247Sports' ranking for the 2022 class. He's by far the best QB of the Franklin era. The Ohio native made positive strides under first-year offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki. His completion percentage rose from 59.9 to 66.5, and he averaged 8.4 yards per attempt compared to 6.8 in 2024.

More than three decades of history suggest Texas should be wary of its No. 1 ranking in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fox didn’t fear hyperbole when it released its commercial for the first Big Noon Kickoff game of the 2025 college football season. The matchup between Ohio State and Texas is being advertised as the, “biggest season opener ever.”

With the release of the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll, Ohio State football's Week 1 game vs. Texas is officially a "Game of the Century" matchup.

Ohio State, the reigning College Football Playoff National Champions, knocked Texas out of the bracket in the semifinals last season before the Buckeyes beat Notre Dame to win it all. However, both Texas and Ohio State will meet this year with new starting quarterbacks.