BTB Spring Football Part One: Emerging Stars

Part Two: Emerging Teams

Part Three: Heisman Candidates

Part Four: Preseason Top 25

It’s never too early to preview the 2008 season.

With the fifth and final installment of the spring football synopsis, Beyond the Bleachers is back with a look at important questions that must be addressed regarding college football programs and their players across the country.

Only 85 days until the ’08 season is finally here…

What are the most intriguing games of the 2008 season?

USC-OSU and Georgia-Florida seem to have the biggest implications.  Regarding the Pac-10/Big Ten juggernaut matchup, each team needs this win if it looks to reach the BCS title game.  Ohio State will essentially be eliminated from title contention if it loses to USC because of its presumed weak schedule—whether that ends up being true or not.

The Gators-Bulldogs game at the World’s Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville will most likely decide which team will win the SEC East and have the best shot at playing for the national title.  It is highly unlikely that these conference rivals could ever play against one another in the BCS title game under the current system—even if they are the two best teams—so this game could end up being its own mini title game.

The Big 12 Championship game will be intriguing because there is a decent chance that at least one of the conference members playing will be in a position to play for the national title.  Missouri may end up in a rematch against Oklahoma after losing to the Sooners twice last year.  Or Texas Tech could even make a surprise entrance as the Big 12 South representative.  Stranger things have happened.  Kansas went 12-1 last year.

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