Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt revealed his College Football Playoff crashes for the 2025 season and there are four intriguing teams to look at. Based on the list, he took one from each Power Four conference. These aren’t teams that will necessarily make the College Football Playoff of course. Heck, they might not even be dark […]
Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt revealed his College Football Playoff crashes for the 2025 season and there are four intriguing teams to look at. Based on the list, he took one from each Power Four conference.
These aren’t teams that will necessarily make the College Football Playoff of course. Heck, they might not even be dark horses to some people, but Klatt likes the moxie.
So, without further ado, let’s dive into the CFP party crashers for this season. We’ll start over in the Big Ten.
Washington
Jedd Fisch had to start from scratch when he took the Huskies’ job a little later thane expected. Of course, that’s because Kalen DeBoer left for Alabama following a national title run. But Year 2 under Fisch could be very promising.
Klatt: “They might have, and no one talks about them, the best quarterback, running back, wide receiver combo. That trifecta in the Big Ten: Demond Williams was terrific last year (at QB), Jonah Coleman (RB) is an excellent player, and Denzel Boston is an excellent wide receiver on the outside.”
Missouri
Eli Drinkwitz led this team to back-to-back 10-win seasons, albeit win No. 10 came in the bowl game last season. But, the Tigers’ defense might be the best it’s ever been under their current coach. It’s just a matter of the offense stepping up in 2025.
Klatt: “Over the last couple of years, they’ve recruited well, Drinkwitz has a culture at Missouri, I’m a fan of Beau Pribula. I know that they haven’t settled on quarterback yet, but I saw him at Penn State last year. Hard for them to keep him off the field … Here’s what I can say in terms of on the field, it’s off the field, it’s off the field. They hit the schedule lottery in the SEC.”
Utah
Utah is an intriguing case every year considering they have Kyle Whittingham at the helm. They totally redid this roster, so it’ll be a case of it working extremely well or blowing up in Utah’s faces.
Klatt: “I put them into my top 25 right at the end, at number 25 because of this: when nobody is talking about them, that is when they’re at their most dangerous. Coming off the season, they went 5-7, that was all injury related for Kyle Whittingham, in particular at the quarterback position … and then they upgraded significantly at that position, with the New Mexico transfer Devin Dampier … I think they will be a little bit more of an RPO style team, which will help their offensive line and run game … Defense should be solid.”
Georgia Tech
Brent Key might have something cooking at Georgia Tech. Haynes King is back at QB and Jamal Haynes is an intriguing running back. The defense also landed key defensive line transfers AJ Hoffler and Matthew Alexander.
Klatt: “I really love Haynes King … It’s not that I didn’t like Georgia Tech Haynes King and Jamal Haynes the running back, that’s a really good combination (despite not putting them in the top 25 right now). I love the fact that they can play with the best teams in the country … They’ve got an opportunity to put themselves on the radar. Why? Well, because they open at Colorado.”
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