Texas Longhorns

Good news for Alabama and bad news for Georgia and Miami prompted a reshuffling of the AP Top 25. Georgia lost to Ole Miss, prompting the Bulldogs to drop to Alabama’s previous spot at eleven. This is the first time Georgia has been out of the top ten since late in the 2020 season.

Texas is Number 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in 16 years, replacing Georgia on Sunday after the Bulldogs struggled to remain unbeaten. Ohio State received five first-place votes and stayed at Number 3 during an off week. Number4 Alabama and Number 5 Mississippi held their places and Tennessee moved up a spot to Number6, flip-flopping with Southeastern Conference rival Missouri.

Alabama is turning the offensive reins back over to Jalen Milroe, but the messy quarterback situation has been only part of the problem. The offensive line has been bullied at times, and the receivers and running backs haven't always shined either.

Number thirteen ranked Alabama is out of the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in eight years and Georgia remains number one. The Bulldogs received fifty seven first-place votes in the AP Top 25.

Nick Saban says "the future is now" for Alabama to fix the issues that reared their heads in a loss to Texas. The 10th-ranked Crimson Tide tumbled seven spots in the rankings after that 34-24 loss. It was the earliest defeat of Saban's 16-plus years in Tuscaloosa.

Quinn Ewers finished what he started last season, passing for 349 yards and three touchdowns to lead number eleven ranked Texas to a 34-24 victory over third-ranked Alabama on Saturday night in a huge win for a program trying to climb back into national championship contention.

Quarterbacks Jalen Milroe and Quinn Ewers will take center stage in the Texas-Alabama showdown. Milroe is set to make his third start for the third-ranked Crimson Tide against No. 11 Texas. But it will be his biggest game yet.

Number eleven Texas visits third-ranked Alabama in a rematch of last season's game that went down to the wire. The Longhorns visit Tuscaloosa's Bryant-Denny Stadium after dropping a 20-19 decision last season.

Number eleven ranked Texas and number four Alabama are set to meet again a year after going down to the wire. The two tradition-rich programs and future Southeastern Conference opponents are set to face off in a potential Top-10 showdown in Tuscaloosa. Alabama won 20-19 last year on a field goal in the final seconds.