AUSTIN, Texas - High school football season is back in central Texas this week! Here are your FOX 7 Friday Football preseason rankings for the 2025-26 school year. Information in this report comes from the FOX 7 Austin sports team.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day addressed QB Julian Sayin's growth, the offensive line and more as No. 1 Texas awaits in the season opener.

Kevin Sherrington offers his inaugural Best in Texas rankings as some of the Lone Star State’s top teams open the 2025 season.

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian says there's no "gimmicks" with Ohio State, as the Longhorns learned in last season's College Football Playoff semifinals.

The comments come after an Aug. 25 report by Front Office Sports stated that Ohio State was barring Portnoy, a Michigan alumnus, from its stadium for the Texas game. While Portnoy would still participate in the Big Noon Kickoff show, Front Office Sports reported, he would not be in the stadium for the end of the show that leads right into kickoff.

Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte addresses advertising on jerseys after inking on-field sponsorship deal with Humann.

Cedric Golden predicts how the Longhorns will fare in Year 5 under Steve Sarkisian and Arch Manning's first year as the starting quarterback. How far will they go?

Waukee's Evan Jacobson will be a two-sport athlete when he arrives at Texas A next year, playing football and basketball.