Two months of the offseason are in the books. Spring football practice is underway. Excitement is building for the weeks and months ahead.
Here's a look at the outset of spring at the programs that have generated -- and deserve -- the most excitement since bowl season ended:
Ohio State Buckeyes
Save your cries, Big Ten rivals. We know, Ohio State gets all the acclaim, doesn't it? Even when Urban Meyer loses his franchise quarterback and star defenders aplenty, the Buckeyes still enjoy a great offseason. It just doesn't seem fair, but it's reality in Columbus, where a rising star in the coaching business, former Washington State defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, left the Pac-12 to join forces with Greg Schiano.