Steve Sarkisian just a few years removed from the worst debut season of any Texas head coach since World War II. Now? The Longhorns are finally -- for now -- the toast of college football.

Texas is the No. 1 team in the AP Poll for the first time since October 2008. T.I. and Brittney Spears were topping the charts the last time Texas was ranked the best in college football. In 2024, the Longhorns are living their life like the Atlanta rapper in 2008, off to an undefeated start at 3-0, with a top-10 road win coming two weeks ago.

Recruiting news has died down a bit for the Michigan football team since the season started, but the Wolverines had a strong summer. They are hoping to pick up another commitment soon as four-star linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng named his top-six schools on Monday,