Plus: A small win for Texas football
The Texas Longhorns softball program was ranked No. 1 in this year’s preseason ESPN and USA Softball poll, ahead of texas-womens-basketball-rolls-over-no-18-alabama/” title=”No. 5 Texas women’s basketball rolls over No. 18 Alabama “>reigning national champ (and all around juggernaut of the sport), Oklahoma at No. 3, followed by fellow Southeastern Conference foe, Florida.
Preseason rankings REVEALED
Preseason https://t.co/vtGKw0vTCp / @USASoftball Collegiate Top 25 Poll #NCAASoftball pic.twitter.com/q0cu17G3to
— NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) January 21, 2025
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: Matthew Golden draft profile: NFL scouting reporting for Texas football WR
Austin American-Statesman: Where is Texas ranked in national media’s early polls for 2025 season?
247Sports: Four Downs: Chris Del Conte as the anti Jerry Jones, the hard truth about NIL, Tre Johnson and more
247Sports: Where Texas NFL Draft hopefuls rank among ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr.’s position grades
Inside Texas: Quinn Ewers named to the Davey O’Brien Award’s Postseason Great 8
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
Texas secures its first SEC home win in 61-53 slugfest over No. 22 Missouri
Texas finishes No. 3 in the final Coaches Poll, No. 4 in final AP Top 25 poll
Where Texas players landed out of the NCAA transfer portal
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
247Sports: Texas signee John Clark remains in Top100 standings after latest 247Sports rankings update
247Sports: Elite 2027 WR Ethan Feaster updates recruitment with top college football teams in pursuit
247Sports: Texas ‘leading the race’ for newly offered North Shore Top247 defensive back Chace Calicut
247Sports: 2026 Top247 EDGE Kevin Ford Jr. eyes three SEC visits
Inside Texas: Texas offers late-cycle, out-of-state linebacker AJ Tuitele
Inside Texas: Offer Roundup: Texas extends a handful of offers to prospects on the road
SEC SHOWDOWN
Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Texas basketball’s gutty Missouri win is spark team needed
Dallas Morning News: 2025 NCAA Tournament bracketology: Aggies projected as 5-seed; Texas, SMU on the bubble
Inside Texas: Two takeaways from Texas’ 61-53 win over No. 22 Missouri
Good Bull Hunting: Texas A&M adds James Madison DC Lyle Hemphill to defensive staff
Rock M Nation: Roster Math: Pre-spring camp edition
Rocky Top Talk: Tennessee wins top 15 battle with Mississippi State 68-56
Roll ‘Bama Roll: Alabama Crimson Tide basketball rolls Vanderbilt 103-87
A Sea Of Blue: Mark Pope shares his pregame ritual from playing days
WHAT WE’RE READING
SB Nation: NFL mock draft 2025: Updated projection with Titans taking new QB at No. 1 overall
SB Nation: Every NFL coaching hire in 2025, graded so far
SB Nation: Ben Johnson said 3 things every Bears fan wanted to hear in his introduction
NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
- A small victory ahead of many others for Texas football in 2025.
TEXAS IS NO. 1
With the smallest margin of victory in @Rivals history, the Longhorns edged out Georgia for the 2025 team recruiting crown after the final 2025 rankings update pic.twitter.com/byEW5t91VB
— Rivals (@Rivals) January 22, 2025
