The most important springtime queries for the top 25 college football teams
We released our Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings last week. We now have several enquiries concerning the teams that advanced. Will it be possible for rookie quarterbacks to become adjusted before the season begins? Can inexperienced coaches win over their players’ trust? And can outstanding units continue to be effective?
These are the main spring questions that our writers have for each squad.
1. The Bulldogs of Georgia
Can the Bulldogs find a replacement for their defensive studs who are leaving?
Last season, Georgia’s pass defence performed admirably once more, finishing sixth in the FBS in terms of yards allowed per attempt. However, with safety Javon Bullard and Tykee Smith as well as lockdown cornerback Kamari Lassiter leaving for the NFL, the Bulldogs may need to make some secondary roster changes. Putting up a dependable rotation will be crucial in the spring since Coach Kirby Smart has stacked the roster with highly respected defensive backs. Georgia’s coaches convinced cornerbacks Daniel Harris and Julian Humphrey to stay after they were on the verge of leaving through the transfer portal. They, along with junior Daylen Everette, will be vying for starting positions. Malaki Starks, an All-American, is back at free safety, while Joenel Aguero appears to be a lock for the nickelback (star) position. Dan Jackson, Senior
Howard comes from Kansas State with the pressure to build off what Kyle McCord, who transferred to Syracuse, did for the first 11 games of last season before a third straight defeat to Michigan. How the versatile Howard (2,490 total yards and 28 total touchdowns for Kansas State in 2023) fits and adapts to the offense for coach Ryan Day and new offensive coordinator Chip Kelly will be the biggest factor in determining how different things will be in Columbus in 2024. — Blake Baumgartner
Now that Bo Nix’s eligibility has officially run out, Oregon will have to start a new quarterback in the upcoming campaign. Coach Dan Lanning and his staff took advantage of the transfer portal to sign five-star recruit Dante Moore from UCLA and Dillon Gabriel from Oklahoma, thereby resolving one of the Ducks’ major springtime questions. Gabriel seems to be the favourite to start after a 3,660-yard, 30-touchdown season at Oklahoma, but Moore’s potential has obviously not yet been reached after just one season. Moore had trouble leading the Bruins in his debut season, but he shown glimmers of the talent that had made him one of the best quarterbacks in his class in high school. Oregon hopes to win a national championship, and providing a remedy to its quarterback dilemma (as
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