Despite consecutive 10-plus win seasons, the Missouri Tigers found themselves outside the US LBM preseason College Football Coaches Poll released on Monday.

Texas gets an early chance to prove it belongs. A showdown with the No. 2 Buckeyes in the season opener on Aug. 30 in Columbus looms large as a potential defining moment in the Longhorns' pursuit of their first national title in two decades.

The Ohio State Buckeyes ranked among the nation’s best teams among college football coaches. The Texas Longhorns were ranked No. 1 while the Buckeyes are No. 2 Penn State, Georgia, and Notre Dame rounded out the Top 5.