Texas moves to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for first time since 2008

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The Longhorns are atop the poll for the first time in 5,804 days.

The Texas Longhorns are officially back atop the college football world, at least according to the AP Top 25 poll released on Sunday, which moved the Longhorns in front of the Georgia Bulldogs thanks to 35 first-place votes from football writers across the country.

It’s the first time the Longhorns have held the top position in the poll released on Oct. 25, 2008, a stretch of 5,804 days.

The movement in the No. 1 spot is thanks to Texas picking up 21 first-place votes since last week’s 31-12 win over then-No. 10 Michigan with help from the formerly top-ranked team in Georgia, which struggled to a 13-12 win over unranked Kentucky in Lexington on Saturday that featured six combined field goals and a lone touchdown by the Bulldogs scored early in the fourth quarter.

Texas handled its business at home against UTSA with a 56-7 demolition of the Roadrunners despite an abdomen strain suffered by starting quarterback Quinn Ewers early in the second quarter.

Other ranked SEC teams include the block from No. 4 to No. 7 that features Alabama, Ole Miss, Missouri, and Tennessee in addition to Oklahoma at No. 15, LSU at No. 16, and Texas A&M back in the poll at No. 25.

This article was originally published by Wescott Eberts at Burnt Orange Nation – All Posts – (https://www.burntorangenation.com/2024/9/15/24245509/texas-longhorns-ap-top-25-poll-ranking-georgia-bulldogs).

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