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Aggies Wire on MSNWhere does Texas A&M rank among all college football programs in 2026 recruiting class?After an incredible summer of recruiting by Mike Elko and company, the Texas A&M Aggies hold one of the nation's top 2026 classes.
Munroe also noted that the Longhorns are responsible for 12.5% of all tickets to win the College Football Playoff in 2025. The next closest is Ohio State at 9.2%. Although FanDuel and other betting sites list the Buckeyes as the 2.5-point favorite over the Longhorns in Week 1, the public is leaning toward Texas on the spread and outright winner.
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A $300k wager on the Longhorns could mean a seven-figure payday for one bettor — but only if Texas wins the national title.
With the Arch Manning era set to begin for the Texas Longhorns, not everyone is convinced that it is going to be smooth sailing for the touted quarterback at the start. Ahead of the team’s season opener against the Ohio State Buckeyes, Urban Meyer believes it could be a bumpy road for Manning.
Over the last year, The Wall Street Journal and CNBC both have released valuations for the country’s top college football programs. On Monday, The Athletic took a crack at it and ranked every Power Four school by how much its football program would sell for. Here’s the methodology for how the valuations of college football programs were calculated:
The 2025 transfer class reflects that approach. Texas signed 11 players in the portal, which is the fourth-fewest in the SEC behind Tennessee (seven), Florida (seven) and Georgia (10) and well behind the conference leader in Mississippi State (34).
Notably, The Athletic’s Baker notes that Texas football’s estimated market value isn’t just massive by amateur sports standards — it’s additionally commensurate with the price tag David Tepper’s ownership group paid to acquire the NFL’s Carolina Panthers in 2018. Nice work if you can get it.