In 2024, college football will look like nothing we’ve ever seen. Conference realignment did plastic surgery to the game we’ve grown up with.
The Pac-12 is essentially gone as Oregon, USC, Washington, and UCLA move to the Big Ten. The Big 12 added Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah. Stanford and Cal are off to the ACC, along with SMU getting a promotion from the AAC. The SEC is adding Texas and Oklahoma.
The College Football Playoff is expanding to 12 teams, coming off its most competitive four-team version.
All of this is happening in 2024.
It’s a new era of college football. For the SEC, the Sooners and Longhorns are coming off of double-digit win seasons and Texas made the playoff. But how do they stack up against their future SEC counterparts?
Here’s a look at our way-too-early SEC power rankings.
Georgia Bulldogs
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Though the College Football Playoff felt like the right four teams, the best team in the country may have still been on the outside looking in. Georgia’s lone loss was a close one to Alabama in the SEC title game.
The back-to-back national champions weren’t able to squeeze into the playoff because everyone else took care of business. But you can bet that Kirby Smart’s going to be a man on a mission to reclaim what’s his.
Ole Miss Rebels
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Ole Miss gets the benefit of Jaxson Dart’s return at the same time “Portal King” Lane Kiffin continues to add talent on both sides of the ball. The Rebels finished the year with a strong win over Penn State in the Peach Bowl. The addition of Walter Nolan provides a big-time talent in the middle of the defensive line.
Texas Longhorns
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Quinn Ewers is back and the Longhorns added former Alabama wide receiver Isaiah Bond via the transfer portal. If they can…
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Publish date : 2024-01-15 17:58:15
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