The preseason Amway Coaches Poll is out. USA TODAY's Paul Myerberg breaks down the biggest college football story lines from the top 25. USA TODAY
The return of college football is almost here. The opening weekend is full of overreactions as the one game provides a limited sample size to evaluate how good teams are or will be during the course of the season..
Not that there aren't real takeaways to consider. Looking to last season: Florida State really was as bad as it looked against Virginia Tech; the Pac-12 had concerns about their place in the College Football Playoff when Washington fell to Auburn; and there was definitely a change at Notre Dame after the Irish kicked off with a win against Michigan.