For many years the Associated Press has been considered the end-all-be-all of college football national title recognition outside of the NCAA's BCS or College Football Playoff tournaments. But there have been many years where different outlets have made different picks for the national champion

"Worst Idea Ever": Big Ten Facing Backlash for Reported College Football Playoff Idea originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The College Football Playoff is entering its 12th season already, and the second of the 12-team era. Last year was seen as a major success, especially with playoff games being played on campus for the first time.

In an unpredictable sport, making predictions is hard. Here's a look at seven bold (but not crazy) possibilities for the 2025 college football season.

Three Oklahoma Sooners were represented on the Coaches All-SEC Preseason Teams ahead of the start of the 2025 season.

Leading the way, senior offensive linemen Jake Slaughter and Austin Barber both received first-team honors.

Trent Seaborn is a four-star quarterback in the 2027 recruiting class and is set to take some visits to some big schools in the fall, including multiple in the SEC. According to Rivals’ Chad Simmons, the Alabama Crimson Tide, Oregon Ducks, Auburn Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, and South Carolina Gamecocks will have Seaborn on campus.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq as Predicting each SEC football game in 2025, and every team's final record. Being kept out of the national championship race the last two seasons, some have taken the occasion to suggest the SEC has lost its iron grip on college football.