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PFF Ranks Longhorns No. 16 In Preseason Top 25 Poll

PFF believes in Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns heading into the 2021 season
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PFF Ranks Longhorns No. 16 In Preseason Top 25 Poll
PFF Ranks Longhorns No. 16 In Preseason Top 25 Poll

The Texas Longhorns are a bit of an enigma heading in the 2021 college football season. Specifically, in the pre-season top-25 polls.

Some 'experts' such as Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde have the Longhorns ranked as low as No. 23 in the country, while the AP and USA Today coaches polls have the Longhorns ranked at No. 21 and No. 19, respectively.

One thing most can agree on, however, is that the Longhorns are a top-25 team.

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Alongside the rest of the major outlets, Pro Football Focus was the latest to take a stab at their preseason top-25 this week. 

But unlike the majority of the country, PFF is perhaps the most bullish yet on the Longhorns chances next season, ranking the No. 16 overall in the preseason polls -- one spot ahead of the Iowa State Cyclones, who are projected by most to challenge Oklahoma for the Big 12 championship.

Here is what PFF had to say about the Longhorns:

Texas will creep back closer to their old ways with Sarkisian leading the charge. Regardless if it’s Casey Thompson or Hudson Card, it could happen sooner rather than later. Both are unproven but have a lot of potential. Thompson at least has some quality reps under his belt. The 6-foot-1, 194-pound signal-caller earned a 90.0 grade on 17 attempts in 2020, a mark anchored by three big-time throws. He showed fantastic ball placement and timing while staying calm under pressure. While they might not be able to hang with Oklahoma this season, they have every opportunity to be the second-best team in the conference and exceed their projected eight-win total for the regular season.

You can view PFF's full top-25 below: 

1. Oklahoma 

2. Alabama

3. Clemson

4. Ohio State

5. Georgia

6. North Carolina

7. Cincinnati

8. Texas A&M

9. Miami

10. LSU

11. Notre Dame

12. Indiana 

13. Florida

14. USC

15. Wisconsin

16. Texas

17. Iowa State

18. Ole Miss

19. Washington

20. Coastal Carolina

21. Oregon

22. Iowa

23. UCF

24. Nevada

25. NC State

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writers’ Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014, covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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