Concerning News Emerges on Texas After Being Ranked No. 1 in Preseason AP Poll originally appeared on Athlon Sports. For the first time in the AP Poll's 89-year history, the Texas Longhorns will open the college football season as the No. 1 team in the country.

For the first time, Texas will open a college football season ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25. The Longhorns hardly have a mandate in the poll released Monday: They edged out Penn State by just five points in the closest preseason vote since 1998.

TEXAS LONGHORNS AND THE REST OF THE PRESEASON AP TOP 25. The eyes of Texas -- and the AP poll voters -- are upon them: The Texas Longhorns are No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for