College football’s summer break is a time for coaches to host recruits in June before trying to solve pressing needs ahead of fall camp in August, once the media days charade subsides. For the teams inside CBS Sports’ post-spring top 25 rankings expected to be contenders in 2025, there remains specific areas that must be addressed to ensure success.
Some of these factors may not be handled until everything counts in September, but we’ve taken the task of scribbling out the summer agenda at each program in hopes of spotlighting the bullet points.
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Solve defensive line rotation: It’s paramount for the defending national champions to determine who’s going to make up their fierce pass rush given the personnel losses. Post-spring portal newcomer Beau Atkinson from North Carolina is a major addition. Expect defensive tackle Eddrick Houston to assume a starring role and junior Kayden McDonald to see the most action of his career.
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