The Ohio State football team comes in at No. 3 in the AP Top-25 poll and did something extraordinary in the process.

Texas made history in multiple ways as top-ranked team in 2025 preseason AP college football rankings ahead of Week 1 matchup with Ohio State

The Democrat will run for the seat held by GOP. Sen Jon Husted, who was appointed to serve the rest of Vice President JD Vance's term.

Former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown has told Democratic allies that he intends to run for Senate next year, two people familiar with his plans told CNN, and is soon poised to launch a 2026 campaign aimed at vindicating his defeat two years ago after three decades in Congress.

The very slim Democratic field affords Brown the opportunity to face off against Republican Senator Jon Husted, Ohio's former lieutenant governor and secretary of state, who was appointed by Republican Governor Mike DeWine to fill the vacant U.S. Senate seat opened by JD Vance becoming vice president.

Texas and Ohio State received the No. 1 and No. 3 rankings in the AP Top 25 preseason poll, with Penn State sandwiched between them at No. 2.