Hour 2: Marquee Matchup

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.0 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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0:00.0	Talk about stepping up.
0:02.3	Bang!
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0:05.8	Introducing the all-new ESPN app.
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0:17.1	Step up your game with no annual contract required.
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0:22.6	Level up for more on the ESPN app or at stream.esPN.com.
0:27.7	Sign up now.
0:31.4	Welcome back to first day.
0:32.6	College football kicks off with a massive rematch between the reigning champs.
0:35.7	Ohio State versus Texas.
0:37.3	Heading into the season, Texas is ranked first in the country while the Buckeyes are ranked at number three.
0:42.3	This will be the first time the number one seed will be an underdog in a season opener since at least 78.
0:48.3	Here's Texas head coach Steve Sarkesian on how Arch Manning should handle the hype.
0:53.3	We're not asking any superhuman efforts of you to do anything that is, coach Steve Sarkesian on how Arch Manning should handle the hype.
0:59.5	We're not asking any superhuman efforts of you to do anything that is extraordinary.
1:05.0	Just go be you. What you've done is good enough to get us to this point and to get him to this point in this juncture of his career. Now go play the way he's capable of playing to the
1:10.2	style that he's comfortable doing it.
1:11.6	Are you mentally prepared to have that huge X on your back all season long
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