2024 College Football Previews

[Leonardfan]

That time of year again. As always looking for volunteers. With the dissolution of the PAC 12 and re-alignment the conferences certainly look much stranger. Another step towards ruining the remaining few threads of integrity left in the sport (along with the transfer portal). I suppose that is a discussion for a different thread.

Just reply to this thread with any team(s) you would like to write-up. Best practice for the write-ups is to wait until at least early August to start and as the month goes on the depth chart movement becomes more settled with fall camps ongoing. Of course some of the smaller schools can be done earlier just because this is always a pretty big project that takes up our free time and it's a small group of us doing the research and doing the write-ups. Also, if you do volunteer please reference the previous year's write up to capture the White starter count as we use it as a metric to track White starters going back to 2005.


ACC
Boston College Eagles - Leonardfan - Done
California Golden Bears - Leonardfan - Done
Clemson Tigers - Carolina Speed - Done
Duke Blue Devils - Carolina Speed - Done
Florida State Seminoles - Leonardfan - Done
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - Carolina Speed - Done
Louisville Cardinals - Heralded_Defender - Done
Miami Hurricanes - Leonardfan - Done
NC State Wolfpack - Carolina Speed - Done
North Carolina Tarheels - Carolina Speed - Done
Pittsburgh Panthers - Don Wassall - Done
SMU Mustangs - jphoss - Done
Stanford Cardinal - Heralded_Defender - Done
Syracuse Orange - Carolina Speed - Done
Virginia Cavaliers - Carolina Speed - Done
Virginia Tech Hokies - Carolina Speed - Done
Wake Forest Demon Deacons - Carolina Speed - Done

American
Army Black Knights -Heralded_Defender - Done
Charlotte 49ers - Carolina Speed - Done
East Carolina Pirates - Carolina Speed - Done
Florida Atlantic Owls - Leonardfan - Done
Memphis Tigers - Leonardfan - Done
Navy Midshipmen - Heralded_Defender - Done
North Texas Mean Green - Leonardfan - Done
Rice Owls - Leonardfan - Done
South Florida Bulls - Leonardfan - Done
Temple Owls - jphoss - Done
Tulane Green Wave - Leonardfan - Done
Tulsa Golden Hurricane - Leonardfan - Done
UAB Blazers - Leonardfan - Done
UTSA Roadrunners - Leonardfan - Done

Big 12
Arizona Wildcats - jphoss - Done
Arizona State Sun Devils - TwentyTwo - Done
Baylor Bears - jphoss - done
BYU Cougars - Heralded_Defender - Done
Cincinnati Bearcats - Leonardfan - Done
Colorado Buffaloes - Claimjumper - Done
Houston Cougars - Leonardfan- Done
Iowa State Cyclones - Leonardfan - Done
Kansas Jayhawks - TwentyTwo - Done
Kansas State Wildcats - Heralded_Defender - Done
Oklahoma State Cowboys - Leonardfan - Done
TCU Horned Frogs - Phall - Done
Texas Tech - Red Raider - Done
UCF Knights - Phall - Done
Utah Utes - Heralded_Defender - Done
West Virginia Mountaineers - Don Wassall - Done

Big Ten
Illinois Fighting Illini - Phall - Done
Indiana Hoosiers - Leonardfan - Done
Iowa Hawkeyes - Leonardfan - Done
Maryland Terps - Leonardfan - Done
Michigan Wolverines - Phall - Done
Michigan State Spartans - jphoss - Done
Minnesota Golden Gophers - Phall - Done
Nebraska Cornhuskers - Heralded_Defender - Done
Northwestern Wildcats - Heralded_Defender - Done
Ohio State Buckeyes - Leonardfan - Done
Oregon Ducks - jphoss - done
Penn State Nittany Lions - Don Wassall - Done
Purdue Boilermakers - Heralded_Defender - Done
Rutgers Scarlet Knights - jphoss - Done
UCLA Bruins - Phall - Done
USC Trojans - Phall - Done
Washington Huskies - Phall - Done
Wisconsin Badgers - Bucky - Done

Conference USA
Florida International Panthers - Leonardfan - Done
Jacksonville State Gamecocks - Leonardfan - Done
Kennesaw State - Leonardfan - Done
Liberty Flames - Leonardfan - Done
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs - Leonardfan - Done
Mid Tennessee State Blue Raiders - Leonardfan - Done
New Mexico State Aggies - Leonardfan - Done
Sam Houston Bearkats - Leonardfan - Done
UTEP Miners - Leonardfan - Done
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers - Leonardfan - Done

MAC
Akron Zips - Leonardfan - Done
Ball State Cardinals - Leonardfan - Done
Bowling Green Falcons - Leonardfan - Done
Buffalo Bulls - Leonardfan - Done
Central Michigan Chippewas - Leonardfan - Done
Eastern Michigan Eagles - Leonardfan - Done
Kent State Flashes - Bucky - Done
Miami (OH) Redhawks - Bucky - Done
Northern Illinois Huskies - Bucky - Done
Ohio Bobcats - Bucky - Done
Toledo Rockets - Bucky - Done
Western Michigan Broncos - Bucky - Done

Mountain West
Air Force Falcons - Heralded_Defender - Done
Boise State Broncos - Heralded_Defender - Done
Colorado State Rams - Claimjumper - Done
Fresno State Bulldogs - Snow Plow - Done
Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors - Heralded_Defender - Done
Nevada Wolfpack - Leonardfan - Done
New Mexico Lobos - Heralded_Defender - Done
San Diego State Aztecs -Leonardfan - Done
San Jose State Spartans - Bucky - Done
UNLV Rebels - Bucky - Done
Utah State Aggies - Bucky - Done
Wyoming Cowboys - Bucky - Done

Pac 12
Oregon State Beavers - Phall - Done
Washington State Cougars - Phall - Done

SEC
Alabama Crimson Tide - Leonardfan - Done
Arkansas Razorbacks - Heralded_Defender - Done
Auburn Tigers - Leonardfan - Done
Florida Gators - Heralded_Defender - Done
Georgia Bulldogs - Leonardfan - Done
Kentucky Wildcats - Leonardfan - Done
LSU Tigers - Leonardfan - Done
Mississippi State Bulldogs - Leonardfan - Done
Missouri Tigers - Leonardfan - Done
Oklahoma Sooners - Heralded_Defender - Done
Ole Miss Rebels - Leonardfan - Done
South Carolina Gamecocks - Heralded_Defender - Done
Tennessee Volunteers - Don Wassall - Done
Texas Longhorns - Heralded_Defender - Done
Texas A&M Aggies - jphoss - Done
Vanderbilt Commodores - Heralded_Defender - Done

Sun Belt
Appalachian State Mountaineers - Claimjumper - Done
Arkansas State Red Wolves - Claimjumper - Done
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers - Claimjumper - Done
Georgia Southern Eagles - Claimjumper - Done
Georgia State Panthers - Claimjumper - Done
James Madison Dukes - Claimjumper - Done
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns - Claimjumper - Done
Marshall Thundering Herd - Claimjumper - Done
Old Dominion Monarchs - Claimjumper - Done
South Alabama Jaguars - Claimjumper - Done
Southern Miss Golden Eagles - Claimjumper - Done
Texas State Bobcats - Claimjumper - done
Troy Trojans - Claimjumper - Done
UL Monroe Warhawks - Claimjumper - Done

Independents
Notre Dame Fighting Irish - jphoss - Done
UCONN Huskies - Carolina Speed - Done
UMass Minutemen - Carolina Speed - Done

 

[Carolina Speed]

That time of year again. As always looking for volunteers. With the dissolution of the PAC 12 and re-alignment the conferences certainly look much stranger. Another step towards ruining the remaining few threads of integrity left in the sport (along with the transfer portal). I suppose that is a discussion for a different thread.

Just reply to this thread with any team(s) you would like to write-up. Best practice for the write-ups is to wait until at least early August to start and as the month goes on the depth chart movement becomes more settled with fall camps ongoing. Of course some of the smaller schools can be done earlier just because this is always a pretty big project that takes up our free time and it's a small group of us doing the research and doing the write-ups. Also, if you do volunteer please reference the previous year's write up to capture the White starter count as we use it as a metric to track White starters going back to 2005.


ACC
Boston College Eagles -
California Golden Bears -
Clemson Tigers -
Duke Blue Devils -
Florida State Seminoles -
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -
Louisville Cardinals -
Miami Hurricanes -
NC State Wolfpack -
North Carolina Tarheels -
Pittsburgh Panthers -
SMU Mustangs
Stanford Cardinal
Syracuse Orange -
Virginia Cavaliers -
Virginia Tech Hokies -
Wake Forest Demon Deacons -

American
Army Black Knights -
Charlotte 49ers -
East Carolina Pirates -
Florida Atlantic Owls -
Memphis Tigers -
Navy Midshipmen -
North Texas Mean Green -
Rice Owls -
South Florida Bulls -
Temple Owls -
Tulane Green Wave -
Tulsa Golden Hurricane -
UAB Blazers -
UTSA Roadrunners -

Big 12
Arizona Wildcats -
Arizona Sun Devils -
Baylor Bears -
BYU Cougars -
Cincinnati Bearcats -
Colorado Buffaloes -
Houston Cougars -
Iowa State Cyclones -
Kansas Jayhawks -
Kansas State Wildcats -
Oklahoma State Cowboys -
TCU Horned Frogs -
Texas Tech -
UCF Knights -
Utah Utes -
West Virginia Mountaineers -

Big Ten
Illinois Fighting Illini -
Indiana Hoosiers -
Iowa Hawkeyes -
Maryland Terps -
Michigan Wolverines -
Michigan State Spartans -
Minnesota Golden Gophers -
Nebraska Cornhuskers -
Northwestern Wildcats -
Ohio State Buckeyes -
Oregon Ducks -
Penn State Nittany Lions -
Purdue Boilermakers -
Rutgers Scarlet Knights -
UCLA Bruins
USC Trojans
Washington Huskies
Wisconsin Badgers - Bucky - Done

Conference USA
Florida International Panthers -
Jacksonville State Gamecocks -
Kennesaw State -
Liberty Flames -
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -
Mid Tennessee State Blue Raiders -
New Mexico State Aggies -
Sam Houston Bearcats -
UTEP Miners -
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -

MAC
Akron Zips -
Ball State Cardinals -
Bowling Green Falcons -
Buffalo Bulls -
Central Michigan Chippewas -
Eastern Michigan Eagles -
Kent State Flashes -
Miami (OH) Redhawks -
Northern Illinois Huskies -
Ohio Bobcats -
Toledo Rockets -
Western Michigan Broncos -

Mountain West
Air Force Falcons -
Boise State Broncos -
Colorado State Rams -
Fresno State Bulldogs -
Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors -
Nevada Wolfpack -
New Mexico Lobos -
San Diego State Aztecs -
San Jose State Spartans -
UNLV Rebels -
Utah State Aggies -
Wyoming Cowboys -

Pac 12
Oregon State Beavers -
Washington State Cougars -

SEC
Alabama Crimson Tide -
Arkansas Razorbacks -
Auburn Tigers -
Florida Gators -
Georgia Bulldogs -
Kentucky Wildcats -
LSU Tigers -
Mississippi State Bulldogs -
Missouri Tigers -
Oklahoma Sooners -
Ole Miss Rebels -
South Carolina Gamecocks -
Tennessee Volunteers -
Texas Longhorns -
Texas A&M Aggies -
Vanderbilt Commodores -

Sun Belt
Appalachian State Mountaineers -
Arkansas State Red Wolves -
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers -
Georgia Southern Eagles -
Georgia State Panthers -
James Madison Dukes -
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns -
Marshall Thundering Herd -
Old Dominion Monarchs -
South Alabama Jaguars -
Southern Miss Golden Eagles -
Texas State Bobcats -
Troy Trojans -
UL Monroe Warhawks -

Independents
Notre Dame Fighting Irish -
UCONN Huskies -
UMass Minutemen -

I'll take:
Clemson
Duke
NC State
UNC-Chapel Hill
Wake Forest
If I see I can get these finished soon, I'll try to take on more.

 

[Leonardfan]

I'll take:
Clemson
Duke
NC State
UNC-Chapel Hill
Wake Forest
If I see I can get these finished soon, I'll try to take on more.

Thanks for volunteering! These teams are all yours my friend. The new look ACC is going to take some getting used to.

 

[Bucky]

Conference realignment has taken a turn for the worse.. Beyond stupid. I'll let some new blood have their picks, I can chip in later on if needed!

 

[Don Wassall]

I'll do Pitt, Penn State and WVU, possibly more if not enough volunteers are helping out.

 

[Carolina Speed]

Uh, so whoever has Michigan could you find out why super talented Cole Cabana is 5th on the RB depth chart? If this is true, he needs to get the H3%% out of Ann Arbor!!

 

[jphoss]

I’ll take Notre Dame, Temple, and rutgers. More if needed

 

[Leonardfan]

I'll do Pitt, Penn State and WVU, possibly more if not enough volunteers are helping out.

I’ll take Notre Dame, Temple, and rutgers. More if needed

Thanks gents!

 

[Leonardfan]

Uh, so whoever has Michigan could you find out why super talented Cole Cabana is 5th on the RB depth chart? If this is true, he needs to get the H3%% out of Ann Arbor!!

I’m hoping @Phall makes a triumphant return and can provide some insight as he is the resident expert on Michigan. Frankly, I feel that the Wolverines will have a down year - they lost their Qb, several key players on the o-line and some defensive players.

Cabana will hopefully get a chance to move up the depth chart. Right now all of the depth charts out there are just speculation in many cases.

 

[Carolina Speed]

Well, it looks like Iowa is going to be without one of the highly recruited white LB's for the time being. Ben Kueter a world amateur wrestling champion in HS, has decided to focus solely on wrestling for now. He's hoping to win an NCAA Team and individual Championship. Kueter was a 4-star recruit and one of the best athletes in his class. He was expected to replace one of the graduating LB's from last season, but that's on hold until next year now. He says he will return in the spring, but wrestling is such a grind, I'm not so sure. I hope he does.
Kueter must really love wrestling as there's really no financial future in it. He probably could have at least made an NFL squad if not been a regular starter in 3-4 years. Much respect to Kueter and his decision, but he will be sorely missed on the Iowa Hawkeye Football field.
I hope he comes back next season.
BTW, Kueter, a four-sport star was a part of the Iowa distance medley relay team for Iowa that took second place at The Drake Relays this past spring.

 

[Claimjumper]

Count me in for Colorado, Colorado State, Air Force, and the Sun Belt

 

[Leonardfan]

Count me in for Colorado, Colorado State, Air Force, and the Sun Belt

Thanks! Always appreciate your efforts every year with this project.

 

[Leonardfan]

Still looking for volunteers.

 

[Carolina Speed]

Still looking for volunteers.

I have volunteered for 5 teams and I have UNC Tar Heels left. I will try and do more if I have time. I've been very busy with work and family lately. Moving one daughter back to school and another daughter getting married and have been helping my son with his first home purchase.
I should probably work on the rest of the ACC.

 

[Heralded_Defender]

I will help, going to start with Louisville and Northwestern

 

[Leonardfan]

I will help, going to start with Louisville and Northwestern

Thanks! Good to see you back.

 

[Leonardfan]

Knocked out a few of the conference USA teams tonight.

 

[Leonardfan]

Looking for more volunteers.

 

[Bucky]

I’ll take Wyoming and a few other MWC teams. Down to do a few MAC schools as well . Get that going soon!

 

[Leonardfan]

I’ll take Wyoming and a few other MWC teams. Down to do a few MAC schools as well . Get that going soon!

Thanks. Hoping that @Phall makes a triumphant return to do Michigan. Not sure if @redraider is going to return to chip in with the Big 12.

 

[Carolina Speed]

Thanks. Hoping that @Phall makes a triumphant return to do Michigan. Not sure if @redraider is going to return to chip in with the Big 12.

Leonardfan. Could you send an updated list of the teams that haven't been covered and I'll try and do a few more when I get a moment?

 

[Leonardfan]

Leonardfan. Could you send an updated list of the teams that haven't been covered and I'll try and do a few more when I get a moment?

It should be up to date. Take whatever teams no one has claimed!

 

[Carolina Speed]

It should be up to date. Take whatever teams no one has claimed!

Oh $#!+. It's at the top of the thread. Sorry. I'll try and get as many of the other ACC teams as possible.

 

[Heralded_Defender]

I'll take Stanford, San Diego State, JMU and some others for now

 

[Leonardfan]

I'll take Stanford, San Diego State, JMU and some others for now

Thanks!