What changed?… Lebby left with regard to Oklahoma and Durkin left with regard to Texas A&M. Lane Kiffin hired John David Baker and Charlie Weis Jr. to run the offense and Maurice Crum Jr. and Chris Partridge to run the defense…. Lowdown: Kiffin also worked the portal to get a new backfield with USC quarterback Jaxson Dart and TCU running back Zach Evans…. They are among six transfers who could start right away…. Ole Miss ranked seventh in the FBS in total offense and is coming off a 10-win season…. The schedule heats up in late October with a three-week stretch against LSU, Texas A&M and Alabama…. 17…. Kentucky… What changed?… Mark Stoops lost offensive coordinator Liam Coen, who took the same job with the Los Angeles Rams…. Rich Scangarello, an assistant with the 49ers, takes Coen’s place…. Receivers Tayvion Robinson (Virginia Tech) and Javon Baker (Alabama) were their best additions from the portal…. Lowdown: Stoops received an extension in the offseason, which means he’s in Lexington to stay…. Will Levis returns at quarterback, and Chris Rodriguez Jr. returns at running back after piling up 1, 378 yards and 10 TDs last season…. The defense is going to have to find a way to generate pressure after losing Josh Paschal to the NFL, but defensive coordinator Brad White will find some new difference-makers…. It’s a solid program built to compete in the SEC East… waterproof portable travel tunnel. 18…. Wake Forest… What changed?… Dave Clawson, who was a candidate with regard to other coaching jobs, is back at Wake Forest with regard to his ninth season…. The Demon Deacons finished 11-3 and reached the ACC championship game in 2021…. Lowdown: The Demon Deacons return the core of that team, including Sam Hartman, who finished with 4, 228 yards, 39 TDs and 14 interceptions…. Receiver A. T. Perry, who finished with 1, 293 yards and 15 TDs, also is back…. Wake Forest put up 41 points per game and was content to live-and-die by the shootout…. They’ll be in the mix again, but Clemson and N. C. State are significant hurdles in the ACC Atlantic Division…. 19…. NC State… What changed?… We changed our minds after leaving NC State off our first Way-Too-Early Top 25…. Dave Doeren begins his 10th season with the Wolfpack…. Maryland receiver Darryl Jones adds another target with regard to Devin Leary…. Lowdown: That is where it starts…. Leary passed with regard to a few, 433 yards, 35 TDs and five interceptions last season…. The Wolfpack have to rebuild the running game, but the offensive collection is experienced and the defense returns linebacker Drake Thomas, who had 99 tackles and six sacks last season…. The Oct. 1 road trip to Clemson will be the flash-point for the season…. 20…. Iowa… What changed?… Not much…. Kirk Ferentz enters his 24th season as head coach, and the Hawkeyes only lost receiver Tyrone Tracy (Purdue) to the transfer portal…. Lowdown: Iowa won the Big Ten West in 2021, and they look like the best bet to repeat in a muddled division…. Spencer Petras returns at quarterback…. Gavin Williams actions into a feature role at running back, and Sam LaPorta is one of the best tight ends in the country…. Star cornerback Riley Moss bypassed the NFL Draft, and linebacker Jack Campbell will lead a tough defense that feasted off turnovers in 2021…. Iowa is 26-9 the last three seasons with Ferentz…. Steady wins the Big Ten West race…. 21…. Pitt… What changed?… Pat Narduzzi led the Panthers to their first ACC championship in 2021, but the offseason hasn’t been easy…. Offensive coordinator Mark Whipple left with regard to Nebraska…. USC quarterback Kedon Slovis transferred to Pitt, but Biletnikoff Award winner Jordan Addison entered the transfer portal shortly before the deadline…. Lowdown: The Addison news is jarring, but the Panthers still have a roster built to compete for another ACC championship…. Slovis needs to mesh with new offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr., and the offensive collection is built around All-American candidate Carter Warren.. https://www.goattent.com/blog/2020/11/28/the-happines-of-capming/.. Defensive line will be a strength around Habakkuk Baldonado and Calijah Kancey, who combined with regard to 16 sacks in 2021…. 22. www.goattent.com… Cincinnati