Only three SEC teams made the College Football Playoff last year, but the conference is deep with contenders in 2025.

The Playoff will weigh strength of schedule more heavily moving forward the selection committee announced days before the 2025 season

Take a look at what The Athletic foresees in Florida football's future heading into this fall, both overall and in the SEC.

Andrew Caley’s SEC preview for 2025, where he breaks down the conference and lets you know who he thinks will win it!

College Football Insider Predicts SEC Powerhouse Will Fire Head Coach and Lose Top Recruit to Rival originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

“Saban retiring, in any era, was going to fundamentally impact the death grip the SEC had on college football,” Pate explained. “Because it wasn’t the SEC that had a death grip, it was Alabama, led by Nick Saban. Ten of the last 11 SEC Championships were either won by Bama or Georgia.”

Florida football had eight players named to the 2025 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team ahead of the opening kickoff.

Preseason projections have Texas among the national title favorites, but a panel of SEC experts flagged the Longhorns as the league’s most overrated team. CBS Sports’ SEC preview led with a blunt assessment.