An unprecedented 2020 college football season comes to its conclusion Monday when No. 1 Alabama plays No. 3 Ohio State in the College Football Playoff championship game.All that uncertainty makes it impo sible to project what lies ahead in 2021. That said, Sporting News enjoys talking about college football in the offseason, which will come with new storylines even if the same old teams are at the top.SN’s way-too-early top 25 for 2021 features several of those contenders among the top five. These rankings are bound to change throughout the offseason with early NFL Draft entries, the transfer portal and the continued Chase Daniel Jersey uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.That said, we’re still going to talk about it:MORE: College football rankings 20211. AlabamaHow could a team that is replacing six first-team All-Americans reload? By Continuing “The Proce s” under Nick Saban. It’s Bryce Young’s turn at quarterback, and Trey Sanders, Jase McClellan, John Metchie and Jahleel Billingsley are next in line as playmakers. The defense should improve too with Will Anderson Jr. and the potential return of Christopher Allen, who combined for 20 sacks in 2020. The season opens with Miami, and there are road dates at Florida, Texas A&M and Auburn. It’s never easy, but the Tide seem well-equipped to handle the challenge.2. ClemsonD.J. Uiagalelei has offered a glimpse of life after Trevor Lawrence, and its clear the Tigers offense is in good hands with the former five-star recruit. Lyn-J Dixon will finally step into a starting role at running back, and E.J. Williams and Frank Ladson should take the next step at receiver. Defensive end Myles Murphy and linebacker Trenton Simpson gained valuable experience as freshmen, and the return of James Skalski is huge for a defense that faces a big test out of the gate against Georgia.3. Ohio StateThe Buckeyes likely will lose quarterback Justin Fields to the NFL draft, and that should leave a wide-open competition with C.J. Stroud, Jack Miller III and incoming five-star freshman Buster Skrine Jersey Kyle McCord. Whoever takes over will have an absurd amount of talent to work with at the receiver position, led by Garrett Wilson. The defense loses a lot, but Tommy Togiai, Zach Harrison and Tyreke Smith can retool the defensive line. Ryan Day has enough to lead a fifth straight Big Ten championship run.4. OklahomaThe Sooners were one of the hottest teams at the end of the 2020 season, and Spencer Rattler should be even better in his second year as a starter under coach Lincoln Riley. The tandem of Marcus Major and Seth McGowan in the running game should be fantastic, and Marvin Mims and Theo Wease should be Rattlers top two targets. The defense improved too, though some key players have a decision to make with the 2021 NFL Draft. Oklahoma will be an “it” team after the strong finish and Cotton Bowl victory against Florida. Will that lead to a fifth CFP appearance?5. GeorgiaJT Daniels steadied the quarterback position late in the season, and the Bulldogs have enough depth built by Kirby Smarts recruiting to make yet another run toward an SEC championship and Playoff berth. Running back Zamir White and receiver George Pickens are back, too, as well as Georgia’s top two tacklers Nakobe Dean and Lewis Cine. The opener against Clemson is another chance to flex on the national stage.6. Notre DameThe Irish who return to independent status in 2021 face heavy lo ses on both sides, including quarterback Ian Book. Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan has experience, and there are playmakers returning in running backs Kyren Williams and Chris Tyree Akiem Hicks Jersey and tight end Michael Mayer. The offensive line and front seven will need rebuilt, but Brian Kelly succe sfully retooled both sides of the ball the last three seasons. The matchup against Wisconsin at Soldier Field is an interesting test to see how the interior will hold up on both sides.7. Texas A&MJimbo Fisher put the program in the College Football Playoff conversation for the first time in 2020. Now, the challenge is to keep it there. The Aggies lose a loaded senior cla s, with either Zach Calzada or Haynes King taking over for veteran quarterback Kellen Mond. The good news is leading rusher Isaiah Spiller, top receiver Ainias Smith and All-American guard Kenyon Green return. The defense allowed just 21.7 points per game in 2019. The cro s-over schedule is friendly, and Auburn and Alabama have to visit College Station.8. FloridaThe Gators flopped in the bowl game, and key components of that potent pa sing attack quarterback Kyle Trask, tight end Kyle Pitts and receiver Kadarious Toney are headed to the next level. That said, Dan Mullen has led three consecutive runs to New Year’s Day 6 bowls, and the offense will change with Emory Jones under center. The other challenge is rebuilding the offensive line. Zachary Carter and Brenton Cox will lead a talented defense. This season will test whether Florida can reload and consistently compete for an SEC championship.9. Iowa StateBelieve it. Matt Campbell has built a special culture in Ames, and quarterback Brock Purdy opted to return for his senior season along with tight end Chase Allen, offensive lineman Sean Foster, tight end Charlie Kolar and linebacker Mike Rose. Add All-American running back Breece Hall and you have the makings of the “it” team of the offseason.10. CincinnatiThe Bearcats showed they could compete in a New Year’s Day bowl lo s to Georgia. The return of quarterback Desmond Ridder ensures the Bearcats will be right back in the mix for another American Athletic Conference championship. Jerome Ford will be the lead back in that run-heavy attack, and Luke Fickell continues to build with Ohio-centric recruiting cla ses. Cornerback Ahmad Gardner is a star of a defense that will have to rebuild the front seven and replace defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman. The Bearcats have road games at Indiana and Notre Dame, too. 11. TexasWhere else are we going to put Texas? The talent is there on offense, and it’s on new coach Steve Joel Iyiegbuniwe Jersey Sarkisian to make it work with either Casey Thompson or Hudson Card at quarterback. The good news is Bijan Robinson and a talented group of receivers lead that offense, and the key (as usual) will be an improved defense. The Longhorns lost three games by a combined total of 13 points this season. Can Sarkisian be the difference in those close games?12. LSUThis feels like the right spot for LSU, which bottomed out after a national championship season before building late-season momentum around quarterback Max Johnson and some young playmakers. The victory against Florida showed that talent, and Ed Orgeron’s biggest adjustment will come with the next defensive coordinator. Derek Stingley Jr. and Eli Ricks are back at cornerback. That’s a good place to start.13. USCThe Trojans took some of the heat off Clay Helton this season, and the recruiting has stabilized in the last two cycles. Kedon Slovis returns as the best quarter

The New York Giants continued tweaking their practice squad by making four moves on Thursday morning.The team released defensive back Darren Evans, offensive tackle Roy Mbaeteka, offensive tackle Garrett McGhin, and defensive back Nate Meadors. Those four were replaced by offensive lineman Wyatt Davis, defensive end Henry Mondeaux, defensive back Tony Jefferson, and linebacker Charles Wiley.Davis, the son of actor Duane Davis and the grandson of Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Davis, was a third-round pick by the Vikings in the 2021 draft out of Ohio State. Davis, a guard, was the 2020 Rimington – Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year award winner Baker Mayfield Jersey .Mondeaux originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2018 out of Oregon, signing with the Saints, with whom he spent the season on the practice squad. In 2019, he joined the Chiefs but never made it to their training camp. The 6-foot-4, 280-pounder hooked up with the Steelers after being waived by the Chiefs and spent time on both the active roster and practice squad.Mondeaux has appeared in 26 games with two starts and has 21 tackles and two career sacks.Scroll to ContinueJefferson, 5-foot-11, 211 pounds, comes Morgan Burnett Jersey to the Giants from the Ravens and will reunite with defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, for whom he had two stints in Baltimore (2017-2019 and 2021). Jefferson originally signed with the Cardinals as an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma following the 2013 draft.Jefferson was with Joe Thomas Jersey Arizona through the 2016 season before joining the Ravens for the first time in 2017. In between his two Ravens stints, he spent part of the 2021 season with the 49ers, who had signed him to a one-year, $1 million contract. Jefferson ended up on injured reserve that summer and was later released with an injury settlement. He was signed to the practice squad in late October but released in early December before returning to Baltimore.Jefferson has appeared in 99 career games and has Greg Joseph Jersey 448 tackles, 9.5 sacks, four interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), 20 pa s breakups, eight forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.The 6-foot-2, 251-pound Wiley, out of the Univesity of Texas at San Antonio, was a graduate transfer from Ole Mi s. He earned All-Conference USA honorable mention in two seasons with UTSA, finishing with 36 tackles, nine tackles for lo s, 3.5 sacks, five quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries, and one pa s breakup during the 2021 season.Join the Giants Country Community

March Madne s, MLB Opening Day, the NFL Draft everything in the world of sports has been thrown off Lorenzo Cain Jersey because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. But will the virus delay the start of the college football season? Clemson coach Dabo Swinney sure doesn’t think so.Swinney, in fact,has complete faith that there will be games in late summerafter the United States opens up a can of whoop-a s on the coronavirus, because ‘Merica.”I mean, this is America, man,” Swinney told local reporters Friday via Zoom. “We’ve stormed the beaches of Normandy, we’ve sent a car that’s driving around Mars, we’ve walked on the moon. Glenn Robinson Jersey This is the greatest country and the greatest people in the history of the planet. We’ve created an iPhone where I can sit here and talk to all you people in all these different places. We’ve got the smartest people in the world.”Listen, we’regoing to rise up and we’re gonnakick this thing right in the teeth and we’ll get back to our lives.”COLLEGE FOOTBALL: If all of that doesn’t make you want to shotgun a beer and ride around on a lawn mower screaming, “U-S-A! U-S-A!”,then nothing will.Swinney was building to that crescendo with the firstpart of his answer.”My preference is, let’s get to work and let’s go play,” he said. “That’s the best-case scenario and I think that’s what’s going to happen. Milwaukee Brewers Jersey I don’t have any doubt. . . .I mean I have zero doubt that we’re going to be playing. The stands are going to be packed and (Clemson’s Death) Valley is going to be rocking. Zero doubt. That’s the only thought I have, right there. All that rest of the stuff, I don’t think about any of that.””So that’s just my mindset I’ve got one plan, and that is to get the Tigers ready to play come September orlate August or whatever. These guys are all training. So that’s my preference is that we have camp August and and get on and play the season. I don’t have any doubt that’s going to be the case. I have zero doubt.”It’s understandable that Swinney would take that approach. If the season does start on time in September, then he needs to make sure his team is ready to play. The Tigers are scheduled Stephen Vogt Jersey to open their season with ACC games at Georgia Tech and vs. Louisville.

Several NFL teams are reportedly lining up to make the Houston Texans an offer to trade for quarterback Deshaun Watson. Andrew Ference Jersey With criminal charges now in the rear-view mirror, teams are much more comfortable packaging together draft picks to acquire the services of the talented 26-year-old quarterback.According to “Without a criminal case hanging over his head, several teams have already showed interest in the star quarterback. According to multiple reports, the Carolina Panthers plan to make an aggre sive offer for Watson in the coming days.Despite that aggre sive offer waiting in the wings, its a different team that has the best odds to land Watson. According to the Cam Talbot Jersey latest odds from BetMGM, the Seattle Seahawks are actually the favorite.”In the past 48 hours, betting odds have been released regarding where Watson will land next.The Seattle Seahawks and the Pittsburgh Steelers are currently the odds-on favorites.Detroit is considered quite the Jesse Puljujarvi Jersey long shot, as general manager Brad Holmes and Co. stand at +6600 to land Watson.Scroll to ContinueOther teams reportedly showing interest in Watson are the Cleveland Browns and the New Orleans Saints.Watson mi sed the entire 2021 NFL season while dealing with sexual a sault Mark Letestu Jersey allegations. Become a premium AllLions member, which grants you acce s to all of our premium content and gets you a FREE subscription to Sports Illustrated! Click on the link below for more.

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