A few years ago, a handful of ACC programs were getting ready to take a major leap forward. Based on the way North Carolina was recruiting and Miami was building through the transfer portal, both teams were destined for a production uptick.
That happened in 2020.
So, which teams might be the next to make a major leap forward?
Nobody would have predicted Brent Brennan's San Jose State Spartans would make their surge last year and win the Mountain West Conference, but player development and the strategic placement of productive transfer quarterback Nick Starkel expedited the process.