These five Texas stars are betting leaders for college football awards

Cam Smith

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Preseason odds aren't always worth too much, but they are still worthy of notice. This year, that means that a quintet of potential Texas stars are garnering extra attention as the season dawns. 

As noted by On3 Sports' Inside Texas, five different Longhorns are listed among the preseason favorites for different end of season awards when those odds were released by BetOnline.ag on Monday. Here are the Texas players, their respective odds, and the current money line favorites for each award: 

It's obviously far too early to get too excited or pessimistic about any of these Longhorns' changes, but the fact that so many are already on watch lists can only be an indication of positive momentum heading into a critical season for Steve Sarkisian and the 'Horns. 

Cam Smith

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Cam Smith is a 20-year sports journalism veteran whose career includes time writing for Yahoo Sports, The Washington Post, USA TODAY and contributions at The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, the Associated Press, Boston Herald and many others. He was born and raised in Texas, but later went to college in the Northeast and never moved back. Now based in Boston, he returns home to Austin as often as he can.