5 College Football teams headed for a hefty drop in 2022

#4: Oklahoma Sooners

The Sooners were able to conclude this current college football season on a good note, as former head coach Bob Stoops came in and won them the Alamo Bowl over the aforementioned Oregon Ducks. But unfortunately, Stoops wasn’t there to stay.

Instead, Brent Venables will be the new OU head coach, which was also an impressive hire. However, that does not mean that success will come overnight, even when returning to a program of OU’s typical standard.

Venables has never held a head coaching job before, and this is his first gig outside of Clemson in just about a decade. Not only that, but multiple Big 12 teams have shown promise for the near future.

Let’s just hope that Venables finds whatever solidity he can before the Sooners make the transition to the SEC.

#3: Pittsburgh Panthers

This one is pretty straightforward. Pittsburgh has had a very strong 2021 showing, headlined by winning the ACC for the first time ever. They were far from perfect in the process, though, despite having a Heisman-caliber quarterback in Kenny Pickett leading the way.

Now Pickett is heading for the NFL, the ACC’s Coastal division is on the come-up, and Clemson is looking to prove that it isn’t going anywhere. In other words, Pitt will have even more obstacles next year than it had this one.

But through it all, the Panthers should still remain a formidable name in the Atlantic Coast Conference, most namely with head coach Pat Narduzzi and star wide receiver Jordan Addison.