Next season, the competitive landscape of college football will undergo some massive shifts. More teams than ever will have a shot to make a playoff appearance, but they'll also be dealing with greater in-conference competition. Everybody in the sport will have more opportunities to look good -- and bad.
So, we asked our staffers which coaches and players -- transfers and non-transfers -- will have the most to prove during the surely chaotic upcoming season. Here's what they had to say.
What coach has the most to prove in 2024?
Kalen DeBoer, Alabama
DeBoer just took Washington to the national title game in only his second year -- two seasons after the team went 4-8 -- so this designation feels a bit unfair, but so are Alabama's expectations after Nick Saban's historic tenure.