Entering the season as the top-ranked team typically does not bode well in the national championship race. Not since Alabama hoisted the trophy in 2017 has the preseason No. 1 squad won it all. Before that, USC in 2004 was the most recent team to deliver on expectations. Those are the only two teams this century to accomplish the feat.

Texas has a target on their backs. But Longhorns QB Arch Manning is shifting the narrative to become the hunter.