Texas Longhorns will be making history as underdogs in the season opener against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

The Texas Longhorns have been revealed as the No. 1-ranked team in the Preseason AP Poll entering the 2025 college football season for the first time in program history.

Texas, though, will be tested early with a week one matchup against No. 3 Ohio State in Columbus, a game the Longhorns enter as the underdogs, according to ESPN. Barring a change in the betting line, the Longhorns will be making underdog history against Ohio State.

According to ESPN, Texas enters its season-opening matchup as 2.5-point underdogs to Ohio State. This would be the first time a No. 1 team entered as an underdog in week one of the season, per ESPN Research’s data going back to 1978.

The Ohio State and Texas week one game may be a rematch from last season’s college football playoff semifinal, where the Buckeyes defeated the Longhorns 28-14, but Texas will see almost a completely revamped offense from 2024.

Texas lost most of its starters on the offensive side of the ball from last season, including quarterback Quinn Ewers, wide receivers Matthew Golden and Isaiah Bond, tight end Gunnar Helm and four of the team’s five starting offensive linemen.

Now taking over for Ewers is one of the most highly anticipated players in college football in recent years, quarterback Arch Manning. After sitting behind Ewers for two seasons, Manning will be taking the field as the Longhorns’ full-time starting quarterback.