Munroe also noted that the Longhorns are responsible for 12.5% of all tickets to win the College Football Playoff in 2025. The next closest is Ohio State at 9.2%. Although FanDuel and other betting sites list the Buckeyes as the 2.5-point favorite over the Longhorns in Week 1, the public is leaning toward Texas on the spread and outright winner.

Donald Trump signed his highly-anticipated executive order on Thursday night to save college sports. While an early version of the draft was leaked by Yahoo Sports early last week, a few new notable stipulations stood out in the final version: third-party pay-for-play payments will be prohibited and institutions that bring in over $125 million in revenue are required to provide the maximum number of roster spots for non-revenue sports.