SEC Powerhouse With $3 Million QB Snubbed From Preseason Top 25 College Football Rankings originally appeared on Athlon Sports. After months of waiting and speculating about just how good the 2025 college football season will be, we are officially a little over two weeks away from the first action of the season.

The 2025 college football season is fast approaching, and with less than three weeks until kickoff, anticipation is rising. Monday's release of the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll provides the first official glimpse at how the projected top programs stack up entering another pivotal campaign.

Texas holds the top spot in the USA Today preseason coaches football poll. Defending national champion Ohio State is No. 2 followed by No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Georgia and No. 5 Notre Dame.