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With spring practices in the rearview mirror, here’s how conference races are shaking out across the Football Bowl Subdivision with four months until the start of the season.
American Athletic
Favorite: Central Florida. With an offense loaded with talent, the Knights remain the class of the conference under new head coach Josh Heupel.
Dark horse: Temple. A strong close to last season paints the Owls as UCF’s biggest threat in the East Division, though South Florida will also be in the mix.