The college football season is right around the corner, and the most anticipated Week 1 showdown will take place on Aug. 30 when the Ohio State Buckeyes face the Texas Longhorns. While Ohio State enters the season fresh off a 2024 national championship,

On Monday, OSU announced that Julian Sayin will start in the season opener that pits No. 1 Texas vs. No. 3 Ohio State. Sayin is a five-star recruit from California who began his college career heading to Tuscaloosa before transferring from Alabama when Nick Saban retired.

Texas starts the season ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history and a betting favorite to win the national championship.

The Arch Manning era of the Texas Longhorns college football program is officially upon us.

Ed Orgeron, who won a national title during his days as the head coach at LSU, raised those expectations a little bit higher this week when he compared Manning to a current NFL star quarterback that the former coach knows pretty well—Joe Burrow.

Sophomore quarterback Julian Sayin will start Ohio State's season opener against No. 1 Texas, Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day announced Monday.

Julian Sayin, a five-star recruit who originally signed with Alabama, beat out Lincoln Kienholz for Ohio State's starting QB job.