The quality of the schedule a team plays is more important than ever, given the emphasis on having good competition when the College Football Playoff Selection Committee meets to select teams to play in the national championship. It has become.
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And this season will be historic. The CFP is set to expand from four teams to 12 teams, giving teams a little more flexibility when it comes to playoff selections, but that doesn't mean it's still not important. On the same field as a good team. These schools will have the toughest road ahead of any other when the 2024 college football season begins.
10. University of California Los Angeles
UCLA schedule: Hawaii, vs. Indiana, LSU, vs. Oregon, Penn State, vs. Minnesota, Rutgers, Nebraska, vs. Iowa, Washington, vs. Southern California, vs. Fresno State…First-year Bruins coach Deshaun Foster said Chip… He replaces Kelly and faces the toughest schedule in the Big Ten, including a tough early schedule that includes a road date in the SEC.
9. University of Southern California
USC schedule: vs. LSU, vs. Utah St., Minnesota, vs. Wisconsin, Maryland, vs. Rutgers, Washington, vs. Nebraska, UCLA, vs. Notre Dame… A good performance against LSU in the season opener at USC Las Vegas, then away at home against Michigan. They will have to face the Nittany Lions, who have a good record.
8. Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech schedule: Florida State at Syracuse, Georgia Street at Syracuse, VMI at Louisville, Duke at North Carolina, Notre Dame at Virginia Tech, Miami at Georgia, and North Carolina State. Tech will not only play the class of the ACC this season, with the exception of Clemson, but it will also play two likely highly ranked teams in the Bulldogs and Irish.
7. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt's schedule: vs. Virginia Tech, vs. Alcorn Street, at Georgia Street, at. Missouri, vs. Alabama, at Kentucky, vs. Ball Street, vs. Texas, at. Auburn, vs. South Carolina, at LSU , vs. Tennessee…Not only will the Dores lose their top QB and WR, but they'll also face another tough SEC game in addition to a tough non-conference game against the Hokies in the opener.
6. Mississippi
Mississippi State schedule: vs. Eastern Kentucky, Arizona State, vs. Toledo, vs. Florida, at Texas, at Georgia, vs. Texas A&M, vs. Arkansas, vs. Massachusetts, at Tennessee, vs. Missouri State, at. Miss… Jeff Levy takes over as head coach for the Bulldogs, who face a tough second-half SEC schedule.
5. Georgia
Georgia schedule: vs. Clemson, vs. Tennessee Tech, at Kentucky, at. Alabama, vs. Auburn, vs. Mississippi State, at Texas, vs. Florida, at Ole Miss, vs. Tennessee, vs. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, vs. Georgia Tech…This will be a tough one for the Bulldogs as they face four tough opponents on the road, including the opener in Atlanta, all of which are likely top-ranked opponents.
4. South Carolina
South Carolina schedule: vs. ODU, Kentucky, vs. LSU, vs. Akron, vs. Ole Miss, Alabama, Oklahoma, vs. Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, vs. Missouri, vs. Wofford, Clemson… Watch for 1 month -Tough games here, including back-to-back road dates against Bama and the Sooners.
3. Oklahoma
Oklahoma State schedule: vs. Temple, vs. Houston, vs. Tulane, vs. Tennessee, vs. Auburn, vs. Texas, vs. South Carolina, vs. Ole Miss, vs. Maine, vs. Missouri, vs. Alabama, LSU…a brutal game for the Sooners in their SEC debut. , especially in the second half of the year, including two of three games on the road.
2. Arkansas
Arkansas schedule: vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (Oklahoma State University), vs. UAB (Auburn), vs. Texas A&M, vs. Tennessee State, vs. LSU (Mississippi State University), vs. Ole Miss, vs. Texas State , vs. Los Angeles Tech, at Missouri State…The Hogs' run-stopping will be tested early against the Cowboys and stud back Ollie Gordon, then potentially as many as four top-10 ranked teams in the SEC division against each other. There is.
1. Florida
Florida schedule: vs. Miami, vs. Sanford, vs. Texas A&M, vs. Mississippi State, vs. UCF, Tennessee, vs. Kentucky, vs. Georgia, Texas, vs. LSU, vs. Ole Miss, vs. Florida State. There is no second-half schedule in college football as tough as this killer series of games, a tough test for head coach Billy Napier, and a fragile tenure in the Swamp.
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