It's never too early to look ahead to the 2025 college football season, especially since Ohio State's victory against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship officially brought the 2024 campaign to an end this past week.

The Buckeyes are No. 1 after their national championship win, but which team is between them and runner-up Notre Dame?

The Athletic's Stewart Mandel is a preseason Penn State believer, placing the Nittany Lions atop his too-early top 25 for 2025. "I'm skeptical they can actually pull it off," Mandel writes, "but on paper, James Franklin's team deserves that status given how many players are returning."

The offseason has arrived in college football, and every program is chasing a handful of priorities to prepare for the 2025 campaign. For some, the