There are 101 days until Sam Houston kicks off the FBS season in Texas with a conference game at Western Kentucky. The other 12 FBS programs get started in Week 1 with Houston playing on Thursday night against SFA and Baylor hosting Auburn on Friday. The other schools play on Saturday of Week 1 except for TCU, which faces North Carolina on the road on a Monday night.
The non-conference slate in 2025 is loaded with marquee matchups for teams in the state of Texas. And with just over 100 days until our drought ends, we decided to rank the 10 best to help build excitement for what’s ahead.