College spring practices are completely over. Now everyone is reviewing their notes and fast-forwarding to August. The debate for the Preseason Top 25 will get college football fans through the next three months.
It’s way too early for me to participate and give any predictions on the landscape of college football. This isn’t just because of the questions about talent, filling voids left by the NFL Draft or starting quarterbacks. It’s because of the uncertainty on NCAA investigations and discipline for NCAA violations. Will USC win their appeal? Will South Carolina’s starting quarterback, Stephen Garcia, play this fall? Will Jim Tressel and his starting quarterback, Terrelle Pryor, get a longer suspension? The answers to these questions will make an impact on the Top 25 and the BCS race.
I don’t want to paint a picture that all is gloom in college football. It is not. The spring displayed a lot of promise for several programs.
1. Alabama fans can breathe because the Crimson Tide do not have a problem filling the running back position left by Mark Ingram.
2. Oklahoma has the foundation to their offense intact and they don’t have to worry about playing Nebraska to win a conference title.
3. LSU Tigers fans must be excited that they now have some depth at the quarterback position.
4. Michigan State is returning the leaders of their offense. Playing Ohio State early, hosting Wisconsin and playing Nebraska late are all pluses for them to contend for the Big Ten Title.
Those are a few bright spots that I observed, but just in case you have an itch to see what is going on, check out ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Preseason Top 25 Poll.
Ciao!
Heels & Helmets®
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