Sure, there are people who call it summer. But here in college football world, we like to call it “post-spring”. You know what accompanies the post-spring every year? Takes. Post-spring takes are here.
Cue the Sports Illustrated Post-Spring Power Rankings. In the first major surprise of the 2017 season, the Alabama Crimson Tide are number one. The Trojans from the University of Southern California - who statistically the Irish have the least chance of beating this season - are way up at number three. The Irish will also face off against the Stanford Cardinal, ranking 15th according to SI, the 16th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs, and the 23rd-ranked Miami Hurricanes.