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Which true freshmen could play right away?

It's one of those preseason college football questions to which everybody wants to know the answer. Who are the flashy young prospects? Which incoming freshmen are good enough to make an immediate splash? Especially with Justin Jackson's success as a true freshman last year, the question of who could follow in Jackson' footsteps in 2015 seems especially prevalent.

Ahead of camp, head coach Pat Fitzgerald already has an idea of who will redshirt (most of them will) and the true freshmen will have to earn the right to burn the extra year of eligibility.

There are two main things to look at.