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Texas first No. 1 team to be underdog in Week 1

Doug Greenberg

created: Aug. 12, 2025, 11:39 a.m. | updated: Aug. 12, 2025, 4:03 p.m.

1 ranking in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll in program history, finds itself a 2.5-point underdog to No. 3 Ohio State for their Week 1 showdown in Columbus, according to ESPN BET lines. Barring significant line movement, this would make the Longhorns the first top-ranked team to be an underdog in Week 1, according to ESPN Research data dating back to 1978. Texas and Ohio State are the two betting favorites for the national championship, as they both show +550 odds to win the College Football Playoff; No. Penn State (11.7%) edged out Ohio State (11.0%) for national championship handle, but Texas reigns supreme for money taken with 12.2%.

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