The best college football teams usually achieve some semblance of balance. Championship-minded coaches strive for it, and even if they don't achieve symmetry, they come close.
A group of college football teams enters the 2017 season looking a little lopsided. Each has a unit projected to be among the nation's elite, but the squad's potential hinges on boosting the other side of the football.
Here are six promising yet unbalanced teams, according to ESPN's latest Football Power Index, and what they can do to square up for the season.