Just how daunting is the 2025 Texas football schedule in SEC play? Here's a by-the-numbers look at how it compares to the rest of the league.

The Texas Longhorns are No. 1 in the national polls and so are naturally atop the SEC. The Aggies could be a rising star.

The Texas Longhorns kick off the 2025 season as national championship favorites, led by Heisman hopeful Arch Manning.

FOX Sports analyst Joel Platt has revealed his SEC Championship prediction, and the Texas Longhorns have made the cut. Klatt predicts a rematch between the Longhorns and the Georgia Bulldogs, but he believes that the Longhorns will come out on top.

His potential has propelled him into one of the most-sought-after players in his class, sitting as a four-star recruit and the No. 1 player in the nation, according to Rivals Industry Rankings. In an article from Rivals’ Adam Gorney, he predicts that Wade will commit to Texas to play under head coach Steve Sarkisian.

The Longhorns are the ninth-ranked team in the projections and are being predicted to finish with a record of 9-3. Two SEC teams — Georgia and Alabama — are ranked ahead of Texas, and the Longhorns are only being given a 64 percent chance of making the College Football Playoff.

The preseason accolades have rained down for Texas Longhorns football the past few weeks, as week one of college football approaches. The Longhorns enter the s

Starting in 2026, all SEC football teams will play nine conference games, and the top two teams will play in the SEC Championship Game at the end of the year. Each school will play three annual opponents, with the focus on preserving some of the best rivalries in college football.