Texas very well could be the preseason No. 1 team when the first polls are dropped in August. After back-to-back appearances in the College Football Playoff semifinals, the Longhorns enter 2025 with higher expectations -- and a new era -- as beloved,

"Very well" is the guess. Quinn Ewers has taken his talents to South Beach as a seventh-round draft pick of the Miami Dolphins, leaving Manning poised to turn a two-year apprenticeship into what could be Texas' next great quarterback run — but will 2025 be his final year of college ball?

The Texas football team announced Tuesday that Manning will accompany head coach Steve Sarkisian, linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. and safety Michael Taaffe to next week’s SEC media days in Atlanta. Texas will take its turn at the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday, July 15. Auburn, Georgia and Tennessee also will meet reporters that day.