All the road games are against halfway-but-not-that-great teams, and while there is Arizona State and that world-stopping matchup with Ohio State, at least it's at home. It should be another interesting season in LA.
4. Ohio State
If Ohio State beats USC, they will probably be in the BCS title game...again. Michigan is wounded, and the Buckeyes should be able to simply out-talent every other team on the schedule. Wisconsin, and possibly Michigan State or Illinois, should be the only troubling obstacles.
James Laurinaitis is back for some reason, so it will be just as impossible to run. Malcolm Jenkins was, in my opinion, the best corner in the country LAST year, much less this year, so Mark Sanchez will have a true test to start the season.
Chris Wells is the epitome of a Big Ten running back—one man cannot tackle him. 43-year-old quarterback Todd Boeckman has somehow managed to get a 24th year of eligibility (sorry, could not go the whole time without taking some kind of shot at the Buckeyes). As usual, all he needs to do is not mess up and this team will succeed.
5. Clemson
Clemson may not be the fifth-best team in the country, but I don't have much respect for the talent of the rest of the ACC. As a result, Clemson is the fifth-best team in the country.
The offense is loaded with two of the top five backs in the country in James Davis and C.J. Spiller. I am not a fan of the talent level of quarterback Cullen Harper, but there is no denying his ruthless efficiency.
The defense is good enough to stop the not-so-explosive offenses the ACC has to offer.
Clemson's schedule looks to be centered around dominating the state of South Carolina, with not only the Gamecocks on the slate, but SC State AND The Citadel as well. They open the season against Alabama...from Georgia? And the rest of the schedule is against the ACC...not even Virginia Tech I might add.
It should be a very good year for Clemson, but no school is better at underachieving.
6. Florida
As great as Tim Tebow is (brace yourselves Florida fans, I'm about to say something not good about him), last year it was evident that he cannot win every game by himself. He may not even be the most important player on offense.
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