
Much has changed since we unveiled our way-too-early college football Top 25 in the hours after Ohio State beat Notre Dame to take home the national championship.
One of the biggest stories of the offseason has been former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava’s abrupt departure for the transfer portal. After leading his team to the College Football Playoff as a redshirt freshman, Iamaleava has decamped for UCLA and caused the Volunteers to drop from No. 9 in our January rankings to No. 14 in our post-spring update.
Another team falling out of the rankings is Boise State, the reigning Mountain West champions and debut Group of Five entrant in the expanded playoff bracket. In addition to losing star running back Ashton Jeanty, the Broncos have seen several key contributors enter the transfer portal, including all-conference defensive tackle Braxton Fely and former All-America punter James Ferguson-Reynolds.