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The awaited release of the USA Today Coaches Poll came out on Aug. 10, with the Texas football program present in the top 25. New head coach Steve Sarkisian saw his squad ranked at No. 19 in the preseason release of the 2021 Coaches Poll.
Texas was one of four schools from the Big 12 in the top 25 of the Coaches Poll for this preseason. The other three were the Oklahoma Sooners (No. 3), Iowa State Cyclones (No. 8), and the Oklahoma State Cowboys (No.