Longhorns Daily News: Texas football expected to have nation’s toughest schedule in 2026
Texas football has a series of challenges ahead of them. Twelve regular season challenges, in fact. That’s according to a recent Fox News report.
From Fox News: “Bill Connelly, the creator of the SP+ analytics-based ranking system housed at ESPN, posted on X this week about the current toughest schedules in the country, based on […]
AUSTIN, TX - APRIL 18: Head Coach Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns on the field during the Texas Longhorns Football Fan Day on April 18, 2026, at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, TX. (Photo by David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Texas football has a series of challenges ahead of them. Twelve regular season challenges, in fact.
That’s according to a recent Fox News report. From Fox News: “Bill Connelly, the creator of the SP+ analytics-based ranking system housed at ESPN, posted on X this week about the current toughest schedules in the country, based on the projected top teams in SP+. And the SEC dominates the list, with a few Big Ten teams slotting into the middle.
Per Connelly, the Texas Longhorns are projected to have the toughest schedule in the country, and looking at it, you can see why. They host Ohio State, who’s expected to be the best team in college football. They play at Tennessee, have their traditional rivalry game against Oklahoma, host Florida and Ole Miss, go on the road at Missouri and LSU, host Arkansas, then finish out with another rivalry game at Texas A&M.