Luckily, many teams around the country still see the value of these games, and the Texas Longhorns are one of them. On Aug. 31, Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns will kick off the 2025 campaign on the road against the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes,

Under head coach Steve Sarkisian, Texas has made consecutive College Football Playoff semifinals. He'll tell you success is a product of the culture he's built since taking over for the Longhorns. Cam Newton, the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner, believes there's another driving force behind Texas' cultivation.

"Look, Coach Sarkisian, all that stuff is cool. Building a culture does take time, but having the boosters attached to the University of Texas also helps," Newton said. "Hello? Th