From the excitement of recruiting and potential breakout stars to spring practice and new depth charts, the college football offseason is loaded with optimism.
Did your favorite team struggle in 2019? Don't worry. 2020 will be different!
Well, that's the hope at least. Hopeful expectations will inevitably go unmet, but a couple handfuls of programs that had a frustrating 2019 have a legitimately promising outlook for 2020. We're focused on teams that finished with a winning percentage no higher than .500 during the 2019 regular season. (Bowl season may have provided a seventh win.)
Returning production, impact newcomers and seemingly favorable schedules all contributed to the choices.