The Penn State football team is a popular pick to win it all after starting No. 2 in the AP Poll, but it's not going to happen.

Penn State is one of six Big Ten teams in the AP preseason top 25. Illinois is ranked No. 12, Michigan came in at No. 14, and Indiana sits at No. 20. For the fifth consecutive season, I’m excited to be an AP top 25 voter. I ranked Penn State No. 1 on my preseason ballot, followed by Clemson, Texas, Ohio State and Notre Dame.

With the new poll rankings, does Penn State rankings tell us about the overall parity within college football?

The longer Penn State quarterback Drew Allar weighed his options, the more he thought how sweet it would be to bring a national championship to Happy Valley. After No. 2 Penn State’s down-to-the-wire loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal last season,

The Nittany Lions should be strong defensively again. This team has talented returners everywhere you look. And now, they've got a good omen: Penn State opened the season ranked No. 2 in the AP Top-25 preseason poll. Why's that matter?

When the final AP Poll comes out at the end of the season, the Texas football team will be still be ranked No. 1 in the country. The Longhorns will lift the national championship trophy at the end of the year.