Things to watch this week in the Southeastern Conference:

Game of the week

No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State, Saturday, noon ET (Fox)

Texas is the preseason No. 1 for the first time and the fifth straight SEC team to sit atop the Associated Press poll entering the season. The Longhorns are being put to the test right away with a game against the defending national champion Buckeyes in the Horseshoe in a rematch of a College Football Playoff semifinal.

It's a grand stage for Texas' Arch Manning, next in a family line of quarterback royalty. He started two games last year in place of an injured Quinn Ewers, but this is viewed as his coming out party. Julian Sayin will make his first start for the Buckeyes.

A couple streaks are on the line. Texas leads the nation with 11 straight wins in t

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