Texas receives No. 1 vote in preseason coaches’ poll as Longhorns enter second season under Steve Sarkisian

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The preseason coaches poll that comes out every August is the first opportunity for college football fans to sink their teeth into the new season. 

In Monday’s USA Today Coaches poll, the usual suspects were in the top five, with Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson and Notre Dame holding down the top five spots, with all but Clemson and Notre Dame receiving first place votes. 

University of Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian talks with defensive back DShawn Jamison during the spring game on April 23, 2022, at Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.  (Photo by Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Then, there is Texas. 

The Longhorns are entering their second season under head coach Steve Sarkisian and are fresh off of a massive recruiting victory in landing five-star quarterback Arch Manning. They are also coming off a 5-7 season in which they lost six straight during the months of October and November and found a way to lose against lowly Kansas. 

ALABAMA VOTED NO. 1 IN COACHES’ PRESEASON POLL

They come in this year at No. 18 in the coaches poll, and yet somehow earned one first-place vote. 

All 65 coaches who vote in the poll are anonymous, so whoever cast Texas as the number one team in the country may never be known. Regardless of who the vote came from, it is quite the stretch. 

While Texas is a traditional power team, the program is still trying to work back to relevance under Sarkisian. 

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The early-season slate for Texas will not be easy as they have a home date with Nick Saban and Alabama September 10 in Austin. 

The Longhorns, who are headed to