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<blockquote data-quote="RamblinRed" data-source="post: 868919" data-attributes="member: 1776"><p>National article on things to watch this spring.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/22-things-for-spring-the-college-football-teams-names-and-storylines-you-need-to-know-in-2022/[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>8. Transfer palooza:</strong> Forget the bitching and moaning about the transfer portal. The criticism is unfair for schools like <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/MICHST/michigan-state-spartans/" target="_blank">Michigan State</a> that built an 11-win season off it. It's also becoming clear those who embrace it the best and quickest will be the most successful. Watch these schools in the spring as they welcome a gaggle of transfers:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>USC:</strong> Riley has a plug-and-play tailback (<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/OREG/oregon-ducks/" target="_blank">Oregon</a>'s <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/players/playerpage/2967055/travis-dye" target="_blank">Travis Dye</a>) and his Oklahoma QB (<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/players/playerpage/26695775/caleb-williams" target="_blank">Caleb Williams</a>).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Alabama:</strong> Saban may complain about the portal, but he has mastered it. This year it's Burton and Gibbs.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Ole Miss:</strong> Lane Kiffin snagged USC's <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/players/playerpage/26694019/jaxson-dart" target="_blank">Jaxson Dart</a> to (supposedly) replace <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/players/playerpage/2961962/matt-corral" target="_blank">Matt Corral</a>.</li> </ul><p><strong>9. NIL:</strong> Millions are now being thrown around to secure the services of players. Such is the state of name, image and likeness, which entered its ninth month of existence on March 1. The NCAA has little to no oversight. Maybe that's karma for lacking foresight on the issue for years. Nothing is changing anytime soon. Collectives have been set up as de facto <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/inside-the-world-of-collectives-using-name-image-and-likeness-to-pay-college-athletes-influence-programs/" target="_blank">cash centers</a>. Congress shows no interest in rushing to the rescue before or after the midterms. Prediction: In two years, we won't be talking about NIL in everyday conversation. It will be an accepted part of college athletics.</p><p></p><p><strong>12. The new coaching normal:</strong> These 10-year guaranteed contracts are the new two-year extension. The market changed when a coach with a record barely above .500 (Michigan State's Mel Tucker) got a 10-year, $95-million deal financed by two boosters. He wasn't the only one (see: Kelly, Riley and <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/PSU/penn-state-nittany-lions/" target="_blank">Penn State</a>'s James Franklin). Perhaps that explains here were 29 coaching changes in a year when it was thought that COVID-19 would slow the roll. There is more impatience and desperation from athletic directors than ever before. In the last three offseasons, 68 schools have changed coaches. That's more than half of the FBS. Warning to coaches everywhere: Beginning with spring practice, you're all on the hot seat. (OK, expect Nick, Kirby and Dabo Swinney.)</p><p></p><p><strong>13. Spring hot seat:</strong> The good news for coaches on the hot seat after all those changes? There aren't many of you.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Geoff Collins, Georgia Tech: </strong>Collins enters 2022 with a six-game losing streak and the lowest winning percentage (.265) of any full-time Georgia Tech coach in history. "Less branding, more coaching," Collins said in December.</li> </ul><p><strong>16. Super Mario:</strong> <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/MIAMI/miami-fl-hurricanes/" target="_blank">Miami</a> power brokers threw millions at a 20-year-old problem. All of it was enough to lure native son Mario Cristobal from Oregon and convince accomplished coordinators Josh Gattis (offense) and Kevin Steele (defense) to head an impressive staff. Cristobal's plan is to make Miami such a recruiting haven that local talent can't possibly go elsewhere. It happened before in a football galaxy far, far away. Will it happen again? One thing is certain: The Canes will be physical. Cristobal's teams are always tough.</p><p></p><p><strong>20. ACC reset:</strong> With Clemson slipping out of CFP contention (only 10 wins!) and the ACC slipping out of the CFP, it's fair to speculate what's next on the field for the league. Entering his eighth season, Pat Narduzzi has built a solid program at <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/PITT/pittsburgh-panthers/" target="_blank">Pittsburgh</a>. Miami has thrown the GDP of a small European country at its two-decade drought. <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/WAKE/wake-forest-demon-deacons/" target="_blank">Wake Forest</a> has a swift, productive offense. Dave Doeren has <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/NCST/nc-state-wolfpack/" target="_blank">NC State</a> on a consistent arc. While the Pac-12 has noted, extensive problems, the ACC faces its reality. Without Clemson ruling the earth, will the conference stay in the CFP hunt?</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/clemson-eyes-acc-title-playoff-return-as-coaching-changes-unexpected-qb-battle-takes-center-stage/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/miami-hires-charlie-strong-mario-cristobal-adds-veteran-coach-to-star-studded-hurricanes-staff/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Strong is just the latest big-name addition to what has quickly become an elite staff at Miami. Instead of leaning hard on coaches that worked at Oregon, Cristobal has executed a nationwide search for key assistants that fit the program.</p><p></p><p>Strong joins Steele as former Power Five head coaches on staff. Additionally, offensive coordinator Josh Gattis won the Broyles Award as the best assistant in <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football" target="_blank">college football</a> after leading <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/MICH/michigan-wolverines/" target="_blank">Michigan</a> to the College Football Playoff. Jahmile Addae moved from <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/UGA/georgia-bulldogs/" target="_blank">Georgia</a> to Miami as secondary coach, while <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/TXSA/utsa-roadrunners/" target="_blank">UTSA</a> coordinator Rod Wright will reportedly join as defensive ends coach after a legendary season with the Roadrunners.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RamblinRed, post: 868919, member: 1776"] National article on things to watch this spring. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/22-things-for-spring-the-college-football-teams-names-and-storylines-you-need-to-know-in-2022/[/URL] [B]8. Transfer palooza:[/B] Forget the bitching and moaning about the transfer portal. The criticism is unfair for schools like [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/MICHST/michigan-state-spartans/']Michigan State[/URL] that built an 11-win season off it. It's also becoming clear those who embrace it the best and quickest will be the most successful. Watch these schools in the spring as they welcome a gaggle of transfers: [LIST] [*][B]USC:[/B] Riley has a plug-and-play tailback ([URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/OREG/oregon-ducks/']Oregon[/URL]'s [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/players/playerpage/2967055/travis-dye']Travis Dye[/URL]) and his Oklahoma QB ([URL='https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/players/playerpage/26695775/caleb-williams']Caleb Williams[/URL]). [*][B]Alabama:[/B] Saban may complain about the portal, but he has mastered it. This year it's Burton and Gibbs. [*][B]Ole Miss:[/B] Lane Kiffin snagged USC's [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/players/playerpage/26694019/jaxson-dart']Jaxson Dart[/URL] to (supposedly) replace [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/players/playerpage/2961962/matt-corral']Matt Corral[/URL]. [/LIST] [B]9. NIL:[/B] Millions are now being thrown around to secure the services of players. Such is the state of name, image and likeness, which entered its ninth month of existence on March 1. The NCAA has little to no oversight. Maybe that's karma for lacking foresight on the issue for years. Nothing is changing anytime soon. Collectives have been set up as de facto [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/inside-the-world-of-collectives-using-name-image-and-likeness-to-pay-college-athletes-influence-programs/']cash centers[/URL]. Congress shows no interest in rushing to the rescue before or after the midterms. Prediction: In two years, we won't be talking about NIL in everyday conversation. It will be an accepted part of college athletics. [B]12. The new coaching normal:[/B] These 10-year guaranteed contracts are the new two-year extension. The market changed when a coach with a record barely above .500 (Michigan State's Mel Tucker) got a 10-year, $95-million deal financed by two boosters. He wasn't the only one (see: Kelly, Riley and [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/PSU/penn-state-nittany-lions/']Penn State[/URL]'s James Franklin). Perhaps that explains here were 29 coaching changes in a year when it was thought that COVID-19 would slow the roll. There is more impatience and desperation from athletic directors than ever before. In the last three offseasons, 68 schools have changed coaches. That's more than half of the FBS. Warning to coaches everywhere: Beginning with spring practice, you're all on the hot seat. (OK, expect Nick, Kirby and Dabo Swinney.) [B]13. Spring hot seat:[/B] The good news for coaches on the hot seat after all those changes? There aren't many of you. [LIST] [*][B]Geoff Collins, Georgia Tech: [/B]Collins enters 2022 with a six-game losing streak and the lowest winning percentage (.265) of any full-time Georgia Tech coach in history. "Less branding, more coaching," Collins said in December. [/LIST] [B]16. Super Mario:[/B] [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/MIAMI/miami-fl-hurricanes/']Miami[/URL] power brokers threw millions at a 20-year-old problem. All of it was enough to lure native son Mario Cristobal from Oregon and convince accomplished coordinators Josh Gattis (offense) and Kevin Steele (defense) to head an impressive staff. Cristobal's plan is to make Miami such a recruiting haven that local talent can't possibly go elsewhere. It happened before in a football galaxy far, far away. Will it happen again? One thing is certain: The Canes will be physical. Cristobal's teams are always tough. [B]20. ACC reset:[/B] With Clemson slipping out of CFP contention (only 10 wins!) and the ACC slipping out of the CFP, it's fair to speculate what's next on the field for the league. Entering his eighth season, Pat Narduzzi has built a solid program at [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/PITT/pittsburgh-panthers/']Pittsburgh[/URL]. Miami has thrown the GDP of a small European country at its two-decade drought. [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/WAKE/wake-forest-demon-deacons/']Wake Forest[/URL] has a swift, productive offense. Dave Doeren has [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/NCST/nc-state-wolfpack/']NC State[/URL] on a consistent arc. While the Pac-12 has noted, extensive problems, the ACC faces its reality. Without Clemson ruling the earth, will the conference stay in the CFP hunt? [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/clemson-eyes-acc-title-playoff-return-as-coaching-changes-unexpected-qb-battle-takes-center-stage/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/miami-hires-charlie-strong-mario-cristobal-adds-veteran-coach-to-star-studded-hurricanes-staff/[/URL] Strong is just the latest big-name addition to what has quickly become an elite staff at Miami. Instead of leaning hard on coaches that worked at Oregon, Cristobal has executed a nationwide search for key assistants that fit the program. Strong joins Steele as former Power Five head coaches on staff. Additionally, offensive coordinator Josh Gattis won the Broyles Award as the best assistant in [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football']college football[/URL] after leading [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/MICH/michigan-wolverines/']Michigan[/URL] to the College Football Playoff. Jahmile Addae moved from [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/UGA/georgia-bulldogs/']Georgia[/URL] to Miami as secondary coach, while [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/teams/TXSA/utsa-roadrunners/']UTSA[/URL] coordinator Rod Wright will reportedly join as defensive ends coach after a legendary season with the Roadrunners. [/QUOTE]
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