National media outlet predicts which games the Texas Longhorns will lose in 2025
The Texas Longhorns may end up being the most closely followed team in all of college football in 2025. That's because, after two long years of waiting, the Longhorns are set to finally hand the ball to redshirt sophomore quarterback Arch Manning this fall. Manning, a former five-star recruit, will take over as the starting […]
The Texas Longhorns may end up being the most closely followed team in all of college football in 2025.
That's because, after two long years of waiting, the Longhorns are set to finally hand the ball to redshirt sophomore quarterback Arch Manning this fall.
Manning, a former five-star recruit, will take over as the starting quarterback at Texas in 2025 with Quinn Ewers off to the NFL.
The New Orleans native dazzled in two spot starts for the Longhorns in 2024, passing for a combined 583 yards and four touchdowns (along with one rushing touchdown) in wins against Louisiana-Monroe and Mississippi State.
Despite having a first-year starter in Manning at quarterback, it's College Football Playoff or bust for the Longhorns in 2025.
Based on last season's results, an SEC team likely needs to win at least 10 games during the regular season to lock down a spot in the 12-team playoff.
And that's exactly what CBS Sports thinks Texas will do in 2025.
CBS Sports has the Longhorns going 10-2 during the regular season with losses to the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Georgia Bulldogs.
From CBS Sports: Before we discuss Arch Madness, let's focus on a few issues the Longhorns must address this offseason. Texas breaks in a new offensive line and must replace two of its top three receivers and two stellar defensive tackles. That said, the Longhorns have recruited exceptionally well and hit on some big pickups in the transfer portal, setting Arch Manning up for a big debut season as the full-time starting quarterback.
Many will project Texas' season based on its performance in the season opener at Ohio State, but we'll use that as a barometer rather than a judgment call. In fact, we're picking a loss. The toughest games on the schedule are at Georgia and Florida. We see a path to 10 wins, but barely.
That feels like a fair prediction — especially considering that the games against Georgia and Ohio State are on the road.
Life in the SEC is a grind. Any team can lose on any given Saturday thanks to newfound parity in college football. Alabama learned that the hard way last year (shout out Vanderbilt).
Texas has their sights set high in 2025, but they'll have to take a game-by-game approach to reach their ultimate goal of bringing a national championship back to Austin.
