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10 Top college football teams who should start looking to 2017

By Michael Collins

Jan 1, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett (16) against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the 2016 Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Buckeyes defeated the Fighting Irish 44-28. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett (16) against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the 2016 Fiesta Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Buckeyes defeated the Fighting Irish 44-28. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 2, 2016; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Greyson Lambert (11) hands the ball off to running back Keith Marshall (4) in the first quarter against the Penn State Nittany Lions at EverBank Field. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2016; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Greyson Lambert (11) hands the ball off to running back Keith Marshall (4) in the first quarter against the Penn State Nittany Lions at EverBank Field. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports /

Georgia Bulldogs

2015 Finish: 10-3, 3rd in SEC East
Key 2016 Losses: DE Sterling Bailey, DE Josh Dawson, OLB Leonard Floyd, ILB Jake Ganus, FB/TE Quayvon Hicks, OLB Jordan Jenkins, RB Keith Marshall, WR Malcolm Mitchell, OT John Theus

Georgia Bulldogs
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Georgia Bulldogs

If Georgia fans thought 2015 was tough to watch, they may want to take up golf on Saturdays this fall. Georgia has a whole new coaching staff (including a new head coach for the first time in 16 years), and they will likely either have a true freshman quarterback or last year’s starter Greyson Lambert under center.

Those two facts alone would be enough to set most programs back a bit, but when you couple that with losing practically an entire defense, it’s going to make things really hard on first year coach Kirby Smart. There’s also the question of how healthy tailback Nick Chubb will be coming back from knee surgery.

There’s a lot of young talent on this team, and how Smart does in his first year as a head coach will tell a lot about how quickly they’ll progress. In 2016, it’s going to be a struggle either way.

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