NFL Draft is set to host double-digit numbers of Texas Longhorns prospects following another historic season, with seniors finally spreading their wing

While teams posting GPAs usually goes horribly wrong for college football programs, Texas' new season-high GPA, which equates to a B+ average, certainly deserves some props. Especially when you factor in just how much one of the top football teams in the country is focused on during the season.

Texas football reached the Cotton Bowl because the Longhorns won 2 playoff games. After making the CFP semifinals, who were the biggest stars in 2024?

On the back end, Texas has allowed only eight passing scores this year and ranks No. 3 in pass defense success rate. All-American cornerback Jahdae Barron had a standout season with five interceptions and 11 pass breakups and is a key cog in the hopes of slowing down Ohio State receivers Jeremiah Smith and Emeka Egbuka.

Ohio State has to jump out early, spread the ball around, use pace, and control the line of scrimmage to thwart Notre Dame’s running game. Ohio State has played at a faster pace in the postseason and look for that to continue. The defense will want to make Leonard throw the ball by making the Notre Dame offense one-dimensional.

College Football Playoff National Championship will feature the No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2) squaring off against the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-1) on Monday, January 20,

QB Riley Leonard and the Fighting Irish have faced a fierce gauntlet of defenses on their path to the title game, but the nation’s top-ranked unit awaits them on Monday.

Remember the fearmongering about how a 12-team playoff would ruin the regular season? Not so much, it turns out. Best season in 40 years. Maybe ever.

Greathouse, a sophomore who graduated from Westlake and helped lead the Chaparrals to three state championships, looked like he was back in Chaparral Stadium against Penn State in the CFP

Rivals Vanquished: With old rivals Arkansas and Texas A&M back in the same conference, Texas faced a lot of rivals in 2024. It was just like the old Southwest Conference days. But Texas stood tall, crushing Oklahoma 34-3, outlasting Arkansas in Fayetteville 20-10 and quieting the Aggies 17-7 at Kyle Field after over a decade of noise.