Ohio State and Texas headline the way-too-early College Football Playoff predictions for the 2025-26 season. With Ohio State projected as the No. 1 seed and Texas close behind at No. 2, these powerhouse programs are shaping up to be the teams to beat.

Week 1 of the 2025 college football season features a loaded slate, including LSU at Clemson, Notre Dame at Miami and Alabama at Florida State, among others. LSU-Clemson could be a top-five matchup, as could the biggest headliner: Manning and Texas visiting Ohio State in a matchup of the 2024 national champion and our early 2025 favorite.

Ohio State looked mostly dominant through its College Football Playoff championship run, but the Buckeyes are not favored to repeat next year.

FOX Sports' RJ Young offers up his way-too-early top 25 rankings for the 2025 college football season, with Ohio State, Texas, Michigan and Colorado all in the mix.

No. 8 Ohio State will play No. 5 Texas in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff. Here are bracket predictions for the matchup.

We're into the college football offseason — albeit only in January — but it's time to continue NCAA.com's way-too-early preview of the season. I've already revealed way-too-early Heisman contenders and a way-too-early top-25 ranking,

Let's take a look back at Sports Illustrated's best images and coverage from the Buckeyes' championship night.