Opinions vary widely on Alabama, LSU, Miami, Illinois and BYU when it comes to the Way-Too-Early Top 25 projections.

Alabama will be without one of its leaders on defense during the entire spring practice window because of a knee injury.

Here are five teams that didn’t make the College Football Playoff this season that should be strong contenders for qualification next season.

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer will have massive pressure on him and his program during the 2025 season after the Crimson Tide 's first season not winning 10 games in nearly two decades. According to Pro Football Focus's Dalton Wasserman, there is one essential that must be right for Alabama to live up to its lofty expectations.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— The Alabama baseball team had its first official spring practice on Friday, signifying the home stretch of the offseason and the official regular season schedule being right around the corner.

4-Star edge rusher Khamari Brooks from North Oconee High School in Bogart, Georgia, officially named Alabama in his top three schools this week alongside Georgia and Clemson.

Kalen DeBoer earned a less-than-stellar grade from ESPN for his coaching performance in his first season after taking over for Nick Saban.

Nick Saban, the greatest college football coach of all time, didn't always make the right decisions. In fact, in an interview on Ryan Clark's podcast The Pivot,

The Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings also lost. That ensured 10 other former Alabama players — including Minkah Fitzpatrick, Najee Harris, Pat Surtain II, Josh Jacobs and Xavier McKinney — won’t be playing in Super Bowl LIX.

Alabama and LSU fit that description ... and the receiving corps is excellent with Ryan Wiliams, Gemie Bernard and Miami transfer Isaiah Horton, who had 616 yards and five TDs last season.

LSU, Alabama were down in 2024, but don't count out either for next season. Lane Kiffin whiffed with a loaded Ole Miss roster this season. He's refueling for a mulligan. Carson Beck to Miami makes ...

FSU will play twice on Friday night, Sept. 26 at Virginia for its ACC opener, and Nov. 21 at North Carolina State. Miami hosts Louisville in a Friday night clash Oct. 17. The Seminoles’ Oct. 18 trip to Stanford will be their first game in California since a 59-20 loss to Oregon in the 2014 College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl.