It's a waste of time to tout every award watch list and preseason poll that comes along, though it gives college football fans something to talk about. Particularly with the polls, the preseason hype collapses in the first three weeks of the season.
For example, last year's preseason Top 25 proved to be less than half right:
13 teams last season that were ranked in the preseason 2024 ended up unranked.
9. Michigan
10. Florida St
12. Utah
13. LSU
16. Oklahoma
17. Oklahoma State
18.