{
  "id": 8771144,
  "title": "As SEC play opens, Texas football holds at No. 1 in AP poll after UTSA win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/as-sec-play-opens-texas-football-holds-at-no-1-in-ap-poll-after-utsa",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T21:18:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sec-play-opens-texas-football-211823964.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Texas football maintains its No. 1 ranking in the Associated Press top 25 poll following a 30-6 victory over UTSA on Saturday. The Longhorns secured the top spot just a week after defeating then-No. 1 Ohio State in a dramatic 24-23 comeback win. Georgia and Notre Dame follow in second and third place, respectively, while Ole Miss holds the fourth spot after a win over LSU pushed Indiana down to fifth. Ole Miss' rise to fourth was aided by LSU's loss to the Rebels. Texas A&M dropped out of the top 25 after losing to Kentucky 31-21, falling from No. 9 to No. 23. Oklahoma, previously at No. 24, has fallen out of the top 25 after a 14-6 win over New Mexico. Texas is set to open SEC play against Tennessee, ranked No. 14, in Knoxville on Saturday at 11 a.m.",
  "summary": "Despite an average performance against UTSA, Texas football stayed atop the AP poll as the Longhorns prepare for SEC play this week.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}