Which college football teams will bounce back or disappoint in 2024?
Yahoo Sports' Caroline Fenton runs through a trio of teams - Georgia, Utah and Florida State - to predict which squads will get back on track and which will struggle after disappointing finishes to the 2023 campaign.
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So who could bounce back this 2024 season.
It's hard to justify saying that Georgia is bouncing back after a 12 in one season last year, but the Bulldogs fell short of the playoff and that has grown to become the expectation in Athens expects Georgia to be right back in the championship conversation with quarterback Carson Beck entering year two and Mike Bobo's offense, a system in which he thrived in the second half of the year last year in addition to one of the deepest rosters and best head coaches in college football.
Another team that could bounce back is Utah, their 2023 campaign was riddled with injuries resulting in an eight and five final record in an abysmal offense but starting quarterback cam rising is back and is healthy for year five with explosive threats around him.
The youths have built a reputation for big and bruising defensive fronts and this season should be no different if the youth can stay healthy.
Their first year in the big 12 expect to see them in the CFP one team that could disappoint this year after a disappointing end to the 2023 season is Florida State.
The Seminoles lost quarterback Jordan Travis leading rusher Trey Benson and their three leading receivers, Keon Coleman, Johnny Wilson and tight end Jem Bell defensively, they'll have to replace three of leading sackers, defensive tackles, Braden Fisk and Jared Verse and linebacker Ken DeLoach.
That is a lot to say the least.
Now Florida State's roster still has plenty of talent including former Clemson and Oregon State quarterback DJ U.
And there's a lot of belief in head coach Mike Norvell, but the knoll might just have too much newness to repeat the magic of last season.