Only three SEC teams made the College Football Playoff last year, but the conference is deep with contenders in 2025.

Take a look at what The Athletic foresees in Florida football's future heading into this fall, both overall and in the SEC.

SEC bias might be real, but it doesn't mean the conference will take over the CFP. Ohio State should be just as good as last year, if not even better.

Preseason projections have Texas among the national title favorites, but a panel of SEC experts flagged the Longhorns as the league’s most overrated team. CBS Sports’ SEC preview led with a blunt assessment.

“Saban retiring, in any era, was going to fundamentally impact the death grip the SEC had on college football,” Pate explained. “Because it wasn’t the SEC that had a death grip, it was Alabama, led by Nick Saban. Ten of the last 11 SEC Championships were either won by Bama or Georgia.”

With Texas A&M facing the 10th-toughest schedule in college football this season, the Maroon and White faithful will need to defend program's case as one of the loudest places to play in the country to provide support to Mike Elko's squad in 2025.

The Playoff will weigh strength of schedule more heavily moving forward the selection committee announced days before the 2025 season