DALLAS — We made it. It's finally here. It's been a long nine months without the beautiful game of college football, but we are now gearing up for the 2024-2025 season, which is sure to be filled with excitement and unpredictability as the landscape of the game continues to change.
With 12 teams now being invited to the College Football Playoff (CFP), we sure hope to see a couple of Texas teams rise to the occasion as many schools in the state continue to grow postseason expectations. So, to get this season started right, three members of WFAA's digital team, Paul Livengood, Ryan Osborne and Zach Yanes, put their heads together to rank each FBS program in the State of Texas. These rankings are simply our opinions on each program and where we think they measure up compared to one another, so if you disagree – that's completely fine, you're probably right.
WFAA's Texas Football Rankings for Week 0: No. 1 Texas Paul Livengood: Coming off a trip to the College Football Playoff, returning your starting quarterback in college football is a massive piece to success. Should he play up to expectations, Quinn Ewers can lead the Longhorns to another CFP appearance at the very least and potentially an SEC title.
Paul Livengood - 1 Ryan Osborne - 1 Zach Yanes - 1 No. 2 SMU Ryan Osborne: Does SMU have the talent of Texas and Texas A&M? Nope. But in today's era of college football transfers, team chemistry and consistency at the quarterback position are at a premium, and SMU has that un.