Where do the Texas Longhorns land in USA TODAY Sports' preseason SEC Power Rankings?
Texas' first season in the SEC was filled with more ups and downs than a roller coaster at Six Flags. The Longhorns made it to the SEC championship game, quite a feat in their first year in the league. But Texas lost in Atlanta to the Georgia Bulldogs, UT's second defeat of the season to UGA. So where do the Horns stack-up in year two?
Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY Sports has completed a pre-spring practice power ranking of the league. The SEC has more depth than any conference, but as we saw in the college football playoffs, the top end of the Big Ten was slightly better than the Southeastern Conference.
Myerberg ranks the Texas Longhorns as his No. 1 team in the SEC right now. UT edges out Georgia. Myerberg writes, "Arch Manning takes the controls after backing up Quinn Ewers. To get his game going, the Longhorns have to rebuild a receiver corps dinged by graduation and attrition. Another sticking point is a defensive front that won't have the same production along the interior. Overall, though, Texas is built to win the SEC and the national championship."
LSU, Tennessee and Alabama round out the top five on the list. Texas A&M checks in down at No. 9.
This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Where do the Texas Longhorns land in preseason SEC Power Rankings?
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