The Texas Longhorns are heading into a new chapter under quarterback Arch Manning, after back-to-back trips to the College Football Playoff. Texas had a successful 2024 college football season, finishing the year with a 13-3 record and a 7-1 mark in SEC play.

Smith and Manning are among the rising superstars who not only helped their teams get to the 2024 postseason but also figure to define the race to the 2025 national championship. They will be household names next fall as two of the biggest figures in the entire sport.

But Manning has done everything his way through his recruitment and since he got to Texas. And now, finally, with Ewers announcing for the NFL Draft on Wednesday, the keys are in Manning’s hands to run the Longhorns’ offense. He’s being handed a Lamborghini and Manning should make it purr.

This year, Boise State was the non-power representative for the College Football Playoff. Next year, it will be Tulane, but it will be a very different situation than the Broncos'. Boise State got a bye and was actually ranked inside the top-12. That won't be the case next season.

Despite playing for arch-rival Texas A&M, even Johnny Manziel can admit the Longhorns' quarterback situation looks good in 2025.

Year 2 of the 12-team College Football Playoff era in the 2025 season. In the way-too-early top 25, you shouldn't need formal introductions. We are referring to the stars of tomorrow, today. Arch Manning (finally) takes over at quarterback for Texas as the Longhorns sit as out preseason No.

The Ohio State Buckeyes were flirting with the No. 1 spot in college football rankings throughout much of the season but dropped off at the end of the regular s

Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers has declared for the NFL draft, ending a Longhorns career in which he led the program to a Big 12 championship and twice to the College Football Playoff but was not always embraced by a fan base eagerly waiting for Arch Manning to take over.

The No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes are officially College Football Playoff national champions after a 34-24 win over No. 7 Notre Dame on Monday.

The 2024 college football season is officially over, so it's time to look ahead to what will happen in 2025. Here's our early Top 25 prediction.

Vanderbilt gets a spot in the top 25 with quarterback Diego Pavia returning while the final top 25 spot goes to Navy. The Midshipmen return quarterback Blake Horvath and should be the favorite in the American and one of the non-ACC, Big 12, Big Ten or SEC playoff spots.