College Football Fans React to Major SEC Program's Snub From Preseason Top 25 originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze went all in on the transfer portal this offseason in the hopes of securing a winning season in 2025.

The 2025 college football season is fast approaching, and with less than three weeks until kickoff, anticipation is rising. Monday's release of the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll provides the first official glimpse at how the projected top programs stack up entering another pivotal campaign.

In 2024, Oklahoma’s first year in the SEC, the Sooners finished with a record of 6-7, which marked the second time in three years that Venables, 54, has led the team to a 6-7 season. Prior to his arrival in 2022, Oklahoma had not experienced a losing season since 1998.