Executive editor B.J. Schecter looks ahead to next season and explains why Clemson is returning enough key players to be considered the top team in college football.
So far, March remains the only month on the calendar to fall in love with Cinderella stories. College football may have added a bracket, but through its first two years the College Football Playoff has been decidedly chock-full of chalk.
Still, hopes remains that one day a true underdog from outside of the Power 5 conferences could crack the top four of the rankings and get its shot against the blue bloods in a semifinal.