Almost every year we see a program bounce back to winning ways after falling short so often in seasons past. So, let’s take a look at five college football teams we think are on the rise ahead of the 2020 season.
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The Florida Gators return enough talent to make noise in the SEC in 2020, but they'll need several players to realize their full potential, making them the biggest boom or bust team in college football.
Fri, 29 May 20 12:15:46 +0000
Breaking down the seven quarterbacks most likely to finish the 2020 college football season as the best behind Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields.
Thu, 28 May 20 12:45:56 +0000
Georgia's Jamie Newman, a Wake Forest transfer, enters the 2020 college football season as the most underrated quarterback.
Wed, 27 May 20 12:00:44 +0000
North Dakota State's Trey Lance and Iowa State's Brock Purdy could push for top-three status in the 2021 NFL Draft behind quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields.
Tue, 26 May 20 14:31:02 +0000
North Carolina's Sam Howell is poised to improve upon a brilliant true freshman season. He's a top-five QB in college football heading into 2020.
Fri, 22 May 20 12:00:13 +0000PFF’s Mike Renner and Austin Gayle run through the 2021 quarterback class ahead of the 2020 CFB season, which includes potential No. 1 overall picks Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields.
Just as Big 12 offenses started a movement to the spread offense that gripped the football world in the 2000s, we could be seeing the early days of a Big 12 three-safety scheme that starts another revolution.
Thu, 21 May 20 13:06:54 +0000
At No. 1 overall, Clemson could see a scare in a Week 2 trap game against Louisville.
Thu, 21 May 20 12:00:09 +0000
Breaking down PFF's too-early 2020 preseason Top 25 college football power rankings: Can anyone stop Trevor Lawrence & Co.?
Wed, 20 May 20 13:00:34 +0000
Houston transfer D'Eriq King shined in 2018 before struggling in limited action in 2019, and Miami is poised make some noise with him at quarterback.
Wed, 20 May 20 12:00:41 +0000
Using a combination of PFF grades and PFF's Wins Above Average (WAA) metric, we give you our team of the best players returning to college football for 2020.
Mon, 18 May 20 12:45:53 +0000
USC’s Kedon Slovis went from three-star recruit to top returning Pac-12 QB within a matter of months. The skills he showed during his true freshman season put him in the conversation for best quarterback in all of college football.
Mon, 18 May 20 12:30:07 +0000
Notre Dame has produced some of the NFL’s best offensive lineman in recent years. That trend is set to continue, as the Irish return college football’s best offensive line in 2020.
Fri, 15 May 20 12:30:22 +0000
Presenting a trio of promising college football futures bets.
Thu, 14 May 20 12:45:24 +0000
Shaun Wade, Sevyn Banks, Cameron Brown and Josh Proctor are set to keep Ohio State's secondary playing at a high level in 2020.
Thu, 14 May 20 12:30:10 +0000
With Antoine Winfield's 2008 NFL season leading the way, Ohio State stakes claim to the DBU title since PFF began grading in 2006.
Thu, 14 May 20 12:15:04 +0000PFF’s Mike Renner and Austin Gayle take an early look at what should be a loaded 2021 wide receiver class that includes LSU’s Ja’Marr Chase, Alabama’s Devonta Smith and Purdue standout Rondale Moore.
The 2020 wide receiver class was heralded as an all-timer, but the class of 2021 — which includes LSU's Ja’Marr Chase, Ohio State's Chris Olave, Alabama's DeVonta Smith and Purdue's Rondale Moore — has a good chance of surpassing it.
Wed, 13 May 20 13:30:42 +0000
Who will challenge Alabama's dynamic duo of Devonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle as college football's best set of wide receivers in 2020?
Wed, 13 May 20 12:30:58 +0000
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