Take a look at what The Athletic foresees in Florida football's future heading into this fall, both overall and in the SEC.

Andrew Caley’s SEC preview for 2025, where he breaks down the conference and lets you know who he thinks will win it!

The College Football Playoff is giving more weight to strength of schedule and introducing a new selection metric after Alabama and two other three-loss SEC teams were left out in 2024.

It is true that most teams that landed in the preseason AP Top 25 have plenty of reason for optimism. They were good enough to get ranked after all and, in the 12-team era, that puts a program squarely in the race for the College Football Playoff.

Texas is gearing up for a run at the national championship, and the Longhorns' defense will be led by one of the best players in the country.

“Saban retiring, in any era, was going to fundamentally impact the death grip the SEC had on college football,” Pate explained. “Because it wasn’t the SEC that had a death grip, it was Alabama, led by Nick Saban. Ten of the last 11 SEC Championships were either won by Bama or Georgia.”

A litany of Georgia Bulldogs have been listed on the Coaches All-SEC team ahead of the 2025 college football season.

Only three SEC teams made the College Football Playoff last year, but the conference is deep with contenders in 2025.