Texas starts the season ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history and a betting favorite to win the national championship.

The Texas Longhorns' Week 1 matchup against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Aug. 30 will officially mark the beginning of the Arch Manning era in Austin. The hype surrounding the former five-star recruit could not be higher, with ESPN BET already giving Manning the best odds (+600) to win the Heisman Trophy.

AUSTIN — Michael Taaffe admitted he found a certain degree of satisfaction when the Associated Press preseason All-America football team was unveiled this week. Partly because the Texas senior safety was one of those choices along with linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. and edge rusher Colin Simmons on the defense. But mostly because who wasn’t on it.

Arch Manning is getting a lot of preseason hype. ESPN's Joey Galloway explains why he's taking a cautious approach to the hoopla.

With pressure and expectations growing around the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning as he looks to lead the No. 1 Texas Longhorns to the program's first title since the 2005 season, his grandfather and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning attempted to take some of the pressure off of his grandson recently.

The Manning family's NFL legacy is deep and rich, from patriarch Archie Manning playing 12 years for the New Orleans to his sons, Peyton and Eli, combining to collect five league MVP awards, three Super Bowl MVP nods and four Super Bowl rings.