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Notre Dame headlines group of independents answering questions in spring practice

Take a look at USA TODAY Sports' projected top 10 teams ahead of the 2018 college football season. USA TODAY Sports

College football is back – sort of. Spring football is the imitation crab meat of college football, but it’s better than the alternative: no football at all.

Two months after Alabama beat Georgia for the national championship, teams from across the Football Bowl Subdivision are reconvening on practice fields and inside cold-weather bubbles to begin preparations for the 2018 season.

USA TODAY Sports’ overview of what to expect this spring from each FBS league continues with the independent programs: Army, Brigham Young, Massachusetts, New Mexico State, Notre Dame and newcomer Liberty.