Coach: Dan Mullen
2015 record: 9-4
Projected 2016 record: 8-4
Circle the date: Nov. 12 at Alabama
Bowl trip: Independence
Why No. 41: Mullen welcomes back 13 starters from a bowl winner. Unfortunately, one of them isn’t quarterback Dak Prescott. That will hurt the Bulldogs. Maybe a lot. Thrower/runner Nick Fitzgerald is Prescott’s likely replacement. He will hand off to a solid set of running backs and throw to one of the SEC’s top receivers, Fred Ross. Three starters return on the offensive line.