Until this year, there had never been three top-10 matchups so early in a college football season. The excitement for No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State on Saturday has been building since the teams met in a College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl.

Before The Snap makes some predictions with straight-up picks for Week 1, including LSU-Clemson, Alabama-Florida State and Texas-Ohio State.

It's never too early to dive into the College Football Playoff conversation with Week 1 of the 2025 season offering plenty of postseason implications at the top of the national rankings for perceived contenders and national title frontrunners.