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Storied College Football Programs That Will Struggle in 2021

Most of college football's storied programs are in good-to-great shape heading into the 2021 offseason, but there are a few who seem destined to disappoint in the fall.

Your first question is probably: How, exactly, did you define a "storied" college football program for this exercise?

There are 19 active FBS programs with at least 700 all-time wins. There's nothing magical about that 700 number, but it's a pretty good cut line. All 19 of those teams were candidates for this list.

However, that approach does exclude some quality late arrivers, such as Florida State and Miami, who didn't join the FBS ranks until 1954 and 1936, respectively.