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doing it team by team
25. Louisville Cardinals
2014 record: 9-4, 5-3 ACC
Returning starters: 4 offense, 4 defense, 1 special teams
Key personnel losses: WR DeVante Parker, WR Eli Rogers, OT Jamon Brown, TE Gerald Christian, RB Michael Dyer, LB Lorenzo Mauldin, FS Gerod Holliman, CB Charles Gaines, CB Terell Floyd, SS James Sample
The skinny: The Cardinals lost a plethora of playmakers on both sides of the football, but coach Bobby Petrino went the junior college route to rebuild his roster. Also, Louisville already had a handful of FBS transfers ready to step in. Former TCU star DeVonte' Fields signed with the Cardinals and could become a premier pass-rusher. UAB transfer Jamari Staples and Texas A&M transfer JaQuay Williams should help on the perimeter, after the Cardinals lost three of their top four receivers. Running back Jeremy Smith is one of seven junior college transfers expected to join the team. Georgia transfers Josh Harvey-Clemons and Shaq Wiggins should help in the secondary, after Louisville lost all four starting defensive backs, including Gaines, Holliman and Sample, who left early for the NFL draft. Petrino was able to keep defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, who turned down a job with the Oakland Raiders, and offensive coordinator Garrick McGee, who turned down an interview with Oklahoma. |
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24. Missouri Tigers
2014 record: 11-3, 7-1 SEC
Returning starters: 6 offense, 7 defense, 1 special teams
Key personnel losses: DE Markus Golden, DE Shane Ray, SS Braylon Webb, WR Bud Sasser, WR Darius White, WR Jimmie Hunt, OT Mitch Morse, RB Marcus Murphy
The skinny: The two-time defending SEC East champions once again face a major rebuilding job on the defensive line and in the receiver corps, but they went a long way in addressing their needs with a top-20 recruiting class. Headlining the class is five-star defensive tackle Terry Beckner Jr. of East St. Louis, Illinois, who chose the Tigers over Florida State, Auburn and Ohio State. He was ranked the No. 2 player in the ESPN 300. Four junior college transfers -- offensive tackles Tyler Howell and Malik Cuellar, running back Chase Abbington and defensive end Marcell Frazier -- also might be able to provide some immediate help. Missouri signed four players who might be able to help restock the receiver corps, after the Tigers lost most of their perimeter weapons for the second season in a row. |
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23. Texas Longhorns
2014 record: 6-7, 5-4 Big 12
Returning starters: 6 offense, 5 defense, 1 special teams
Key personnel losses: WR Jaxon Shipley, RB Malcolm Brown, DE Cedric Reed, DT Malcom Brown, LB Steve Edmond, LB Jordan Hicks, CB Quandre Diggs, S Mykkele Thompson
The skinny: Somebody get Longhorns coach Charlie Strong a cup of Sumatra. Can the man close a recruiting class or what? After hearing all kinds of concerns about the Longhorns' recruiting efforts, Strong landed a top-10 class that included 14 ESPN 300 players. Texas signed two of the country's best linebackers (Malik Jefferson and Anthony Wheeler), two of the best defensive backs (DeShon Elliott and Holton Hill), a top-10 running back (Chris Warren III) and the No. 1 tight end (Devonaire Clarington). Kai Locksley, the son of Maryland offensive coordinator Mike Locksley, flipped from Florida State and might be the Longhorns' quarterback of the future. Strong still has a long way to go in getting Texas back to the upper echelon of the sport, particularly on offense, but his recruiting efforts should at least give UT fans some hope. |
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22. Arkansas Razorbacks
2014 record: 7-6, 2-6 SEC
Returning starters: 10 offense, 7 defense, 1 special teams
Key personnel losses: OT Brey Cook, DE Trey Flowers, LB Braylon Mitchell, LB Martrell Spaight, FS Alan Turner
The skinny: The Razorbacks continued to build momentum from last season's turnaround, bringing in a top-25 recruiting class that included five players from the ESPN 300. After losing Flowers and two top linebackers, Hogs coach Bret Bielema targeted defensive linemen and was able to land ESPN 300 signees Hjalte Froholdt and Jamario Bell, as well as junior college defensive end Jeremiah Ledbetter. Quarterback Ty Storey and tight end Will Gragg were also coveted prospects. After losing offensive coordinator Jim Chaney, who left for the same position at Pittsburgh, Bielema replaced him with former Central Michigan coach Dan Enos. He'll be charged with improving the Hogs' passing game, which ranked 11th in the SEC with 188.0 yards per game in 2014. |
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Best one so far
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21. Boise State Broncos
2014 record: 12-2, 7-1 Mountain West
Returning starters: 9 offense, 8 defense, 1 special teams
Key personnel losses: RB Jay Ajayi, QB Grant Hedrick, WR Matt Miller, WR Dallas Burroughs, S Corey Bell, DE Beau Martin, S Jeremy Ioane
The skinny: After winning the Fiesta Bowl in coach Bryan Harsin's first season, the Broncos signed what was widely regarded as the best recruiting class in the Mountain West. Headlining the class was highly regarded quarterback Brett Rypien, who enrolled at Boise State in January. Rypien, from Spokane, Washington, chose the Broncos over scholarship offers from Washington, Washington State, Oregon State, Arizona State and Mississippi State. The nephew of former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien, he might be in the mix to replace Hedrick this spring. The Broncos also added Kameron Miles, one of the top junior college safeties in the country, and cornerback Tyler Horton of Fresno, California, who turned down offers from California, Miami and Florida. Other than replacing Hedrick, the Broncos don't have a lot of questions going into the spring. They're expected to bring back all but five starters from last season, including their entire offensive line. |
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too bad they lost Ajayi :(
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20. Tennessee Volunteers
2014 record: 7-6, 3-5 SEC
Returning starters: 10 offense, 9 defense, 1 special teams
The skinny: Most SEC opponents might have enjoyed playing the Volunteers the past few seasons, but it might not be so much fun in the future. Tennessee coach Butch Jones landed a top-five recruiting class for the second year in a row by signing 13 players from the ESPN 300. After allowing 43 sacks in 2014, the Volunteers signed three offensive tackles who were ranked in the ESPN 300: Drew Richmond, Jack Jones and Venzell Boulware. Defensive tackles Kahlil McKenzie and Shy Tuttle, receiver Preston Williams, ends Kyle Phillips and Andrew Butcher, and cornerback Micah Abernathy also were ranked in the top 10 at their respective positions. Now, after going 12-13 in his first two seasons, Jones has to start turning the recruiting success into on-field results. With quarterback Joshua Dobbs, tailback Jalen Hurd and four starters returning on the offensive line, the pieces seem to be in place for a breakthrough season in 2015. |
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ahha the new best one
Dobbs will be rlly good
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http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12289032/ohio-state-buckeyes-lead-post-signing-day-2015-way-too-early-top-25-rankings?src=mobile
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YOU LOOSER
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what im saying here is that wist is ESPN insider, mark schlabach |
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YEP
19. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2014 record: 11-3, 6-2 ACC
Returning starters: 5 offense, 8 defense, 2 special teams
Key personnel losses: WR Darren Waller, WR DeAndre Smelter, RB Synjyn Days, RB Zach Laskey, RB Charles Perkins, LB Quayshawn Nealy, SS Isaiah Johnson
The skinny: Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson puts about as much weight in recruiting rankings as he does in passing statistics. The Yellow Jackets signed a recruiting class that once again was filled with three-star recruits and ranked in the middle of the ACC. Now watch Johnson and his staff win 10 games again with them. The Yellow Jackets signed three four-star prospects: athlete Jaylend Ratliffe, defensive end Anree Saint-Amour and receiver Christian Philpott. Linebacker Victor Alexander, who flipped from UCLA, and Brant Mitchell, a two-time Mr. Football selection in Tennessee, also were important signees. The Yellow Jackets will spend the spring trying to replace almost everybody in the backfield, except star quarterback Justin Thomas. |
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