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| Texas misplaced 12 influence gamers to the 2025 NFL Draft, together with three first rounders, however the Longhorns sit proper on the high of those rankings. That is a testomony to the job that coach Steve Sarkisian has performed within the expertise acquisition division. All eyes are on quarterback Arch Manning as he replaces longtime starter Quinn Ewers. Manning may have loads of expertise to unfold the ball to, highlighted by big-play extensive receiver Ryan Wingo, and the protection must be among the many nation’s greatest with stars like linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. and security Michael Taaffe patrolling the sphere. (+270) |
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| Is that this the yr LSU lastly breaks via below coach Brian Kelly? The Tigers have had a Heisman Trophy winner and constant 10-win seasons over the previous few years however no championships or playoff appearances to point out for it. So Kelly and his employees went all on this offseason, accumulating the highest class in 247Sports’ Switch Rankings whereas convincing a number of influence gamers to run it again. That features quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, who might have been a first-round choose within the 2025 NFL Draft. The protection goes to should be method higher if LSU needs to succeed in its lofty targets. (+950) |
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| Georgia followers will not be blissful that their crew is third, particularly for the reason that Bulldogs are the fashionable SEC hegemon and, regardless of their early exit within the 2024 School Soccer Playoff, the reigning convention champs. However there are just a few questions swirling round this squad. Notably, UGA misplaced veteran starter Carson Beck to the switch portal, and so they’ll be breaking in a comparatively new identify in Gunner Stockton. There’s some motive for optimism, nonetheless, as Stockton confirmed flashes of promise throughout his temporary taking part in time final yr. Georgia simply must establish just a few receivers that may truly catch the ball. Newcomers like Noah Thomas (Texas A&M) and Zachariah Department (USC) ought to assist in that division. (+380) |
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| There’s loads of hand-wringing in Tuscaloosa after a *gasp* nine-win season in coach Kalen DeBoer’s first yr. After the usual Nick Saban set, any win whole beneath double digits is seemingly trigger for concern. However one (nonetheless actually stable by most requirements!) reset yr doesn’t detract from the truth that DeBoer is without doubt one of the greatest lively coaches within the sport, and despite the fact that Alabama nonetheless has to decide on a beginning quarterback, the Crimson Tide must be proper again within the playoff hunt in 2025. (+500) |
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| Changing a program legend like Jaxson Dart is rarely straightforward, however Ole Miss is extremely excessive on the 19-year-old Austin Simmons. Lane Kiffin has forgotten extra about QB improvement than most of us will ever know, so the Rebels must be fantastic. Defensively, Ole Miss has a big gap to fill on its line of defense after dropping Walter Nolen to the NFL Draft, however Zxavian Harris might comply with in his footsteps to the primary spherical. Edge Princewill Umanmielen and linebacker Suntarine Perkins are different 2026 prospects price maintaining a tally of. Come to consider it, will this Ole Miss crew be led by protection in 2025? Stranger issues have occurred. (+950) |
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| Quarterback DJ Lagway must be a Heisman Trophy contender. He is obtained all of the instruments to persistently produce highlight-worthy performs. Although the Gators have to interchange main receivers Chimere Dike and Elijhah Badger, shifty slot Eugene Wilson III and UCLA switch J. Michael Sturdivant are greater than able to recouping the misplaced manufacturing. It additionally helps that Florida has one of many SEC’s most battle-tested rosters after convincing veterans like middle Jake Slaughter, edge rusher Tyreak Sapp and defensive lineman Caleb Banks, amongst others, to eschew the draft and return for one more yr in Gainesville. May very well be an enormous 2025 for Billy Napier. (+2000) |
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| South Carolina’s a classy offseason darling, thanks largely to the emergence of quarterback LaNorris Sellers, who is without doubt one of the most bodily gifted playmakers within the nation. Nonetheless, I am not precisely thrilled with the offensive expertise round Sellers. Nyck Harbor is an athletic freak, however being athletic doesn’t a superb soccer participant make. He has to take some severe strides to change into an actual risk at extensive receiver. South Carolina can be having to shuffle its secondary round after some key NFL departures, and extra focus might be on cross rusher Dylan Stewart now that Kyle Kennard is gone. (+2000) |
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| Texas A&M is a troublesome crew to determine. Quite a lot of its hopes hinge on what kind of quarterback Marcel Reed develops into. The Aggie employees put loads of effort into upgrading the expertise round him. Huge receivers Mario Craver (Mississippi State) and KC Concepction (NC State) have been A-plus will get out of the switch portal, and Reed might be taking part in behind an skilled offensive line with an skilled backfield handy the ball to. The protection must take main strides, particularly given coach Mike Elko’s background. (+1300) |
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| Strain is mounting on Brent Venables to ship, so he made wholesale modifications within the offseason. He took over defensive play-calling obligations whereas handing the offensive keys to new coordinator Ben Arbuckle, a quarterback whisperer who persistently produced a few of the nation’s high passing assaults at Western Kentucky and Washington State. Arbuckle’s most up-to-date Wazzu quarterback, John Mateer, adopted him to Norman because the Sooners look to revamp a stagnant offense. (+3000) |
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| Auburn has the expertise to compete this yr. The earlier regime’s recruiting shortcomings are now not an excuse. Hugh Freeze has had loads of time to construct the roster in his picture. That features taking a swing on Oklahoma switch quarterback Jackson Arnold, a former five-star prospect, this offseason. Arnold confirmed flashes of brilliance with the Sooners, however he by no means fairly reached the extent befitting a participant with a blue-chip pedigree. Possibly Freeze can unlock that further degree for Arnold. If he does, Auburn will end increased on this record, because the items are in place elsewhere. (+3000) |
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| The entire Nico Iamaleava saga overshadowed another considerations plaguing this Tennessee crew, most of which come on the offensive aspect of the ball. There isn’t any Dylan Sampson within the operating again room, no standout extensive receivers and the offensive line is severely missing in high quality depth. The protection must be among the many SEC’s greatest once more, even when potential All-American cornerback Jermod McCoy is working his method again from a torn ACL, however this could possibly be a reset yr for the Vols one season faraway from their first School Soccer Playoff look. (+1300) |
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| It is a new period for Missouri as program icons Brady Prepare dinner and Luther Burden III are off to the NFL. These two mixed for 20 wins over the previous two seasons. To exchange Prepare dinner, Missouri welcomes Penn State switch Beau Pribula. Whereas Pribula was a enjoyable gadget participant for the Nittany Lions, he is totally unproven as a starter. Working again Ahmad Hardy, who was a freshman All-American at ULM final season, can take a few of the strain off of the passing sport. (+4000) |
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| Clark Lea would not get sufficient credit score for what he is performed at Vanderbilt. He is the primary Commodores coach since James Franklin to win a bowl sport, and he is simply 5 victories away from matching Derek Mason’s seven-year SEC win whole. The Commodores have a brutal schedule in 2025, so making it again to a bowl could be fairly the accomplishment. Getting a dynamic quarterback like Diego Pavia an additional yr of eligibility helps. (+30000) |
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| Arkansas ought to a minimum of have an thrilling dashing assault between quarterback Taylen Inexperienced and operating again Braylen Russell. Russell is the kind of big-bodied tank of a runner that excels below offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino. Arkansas’ protection took a nosedive final season, significantly in opposition to the cross, and it would not seem like the Hawgs did sufficient to drastically enhance the state of affairs. (+13000) |
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| One other yr, one other switch quarterback for the Wildcats. In what could possibly be a pivotal marketing campaign for longtime coach Mark Stoops — it looks as if any goodwill he is constructed with Kentucky’s fanbase is rapidly fading after a disastrous 4-8 season — UK is hitching its wagon to Incarnate Phrase switch Zach Calzada. Whereas Calzada is coming off a pleasant yr on the FCS degree, his earlier expertise as an SEC starter leaves loads to be desired, and there is not a lot upside left to be tapped for a seventh-year faculty soccer participant. (+30000) |
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| Mississippi State left the switch portal home windows with an enormous black eye, additional compounding the expertise deficit points that it faces whereas taking part in within the SEC. The Bulldogs misplaced two of their high receivers in Kevin Coleman Jr. and Mario Craver, three offensive linemen that signed with Energy 4 colleges and cornerback Brice Pollock, who led the Bulldogs with seven cross deflections in 2024. It will be one other tough yr for younger coach Jeff Lebby. A bowl sport would blow expectations out of the water. (+50000) |
