Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson had enough and resigned, so the Demon Deacons have a new head coach (stole him from Washington State) and offensive and defensive coordinator. The days of Wake Forest using super seniors who've been in college for years are over. They will have 32 new transfer players to join the program, with most coming from smaller colleges and universities. Oddsmakers have their win totals at 4.5 wins juiced slightly to the over.
California started the 2024 season off 3-0, including an upset win over Auburn. However, they lost their next four and went 3-3 over their final six games. They will have new coordinators on both sides of the ball. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza entered the transfer portal, and the Bears will have 35 transfer portal players joining the program. However, most are not highly ranked, and oddsmakers only have their win totals at 5.5, slightly juiced toward the over.
Bill O'Brien heads into his second year at Boston College and has a lot of production and experience to replace. He added 17 transfer portal players(15 three-stars). I don't think it's going to be enough to move into the middle echelon of teams.