Spring football will soon get underway across the country as college football teams begin preparations for the 2025 season. That means position battles, transfer arrivals and freshman debuts. It will also mean, at least at some places, a traditional spring game! (More on that in a second.)
The sport is rapidly changing, highlighted last season as fans enjoyed the first season of the 12-team College Football Playoff. With one season of experience on how that system plays out from the beginning of the regular season through the College Football Playoff National Championship, there are more questions than ever during the spring sessions as teams around the country vie for one of the 12 spots come December.
To get ready for the wave of practices across the country, these are 10 national storylines we’re following this spring.
1. Uh, who’s going to play a spring game?
Spring practice is going to happen across the country; coaches won’t waste their 15 sessions. But the institution that is the spring game? It’s very much in danger. Nebraska, Ohio State, Texas, USC and Florida State are among the teams to cancel their spring game thus far. Their reasons vary as to why. Florida State is doing renovations on Doak Campbell Stadium; Texas cited concerns with player workload after back-to-back CFB Playoff runs; and Nebraska … well, Matt Rhule doesn’t want his players poached in the transfer portal.
Expect more teams to join that list over the coming weeks and months as colleges shift toward NFL-like offseasons with OTAs and training sessions replacing the traditional spring practice regime.
Hopefully the schools that cancel figure out a way to still engage with fans — be it by opening practices to the public or via fan events. Spring games are…
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