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5 college football teams that could end conference title droughts in 2022

By Connor Muldowney

Jan 1, 2022; Tampa, FL, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback KJ Jefferson (1) celebrates with both trophies after the game against the Penn State Nittany Lions during the 2022 Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2022; Tampa, FL, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback KJ Jefferson (1) celebrates with both trophies after the game against the Penn State Nittany Lions during the 2022 Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 13, 2021; Pasadena, California, USA; UCLA Bruins quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson (1) runs into the end zone for a touchdown in the second half against the Colorado Buffaloes at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 13, 2021; Pasadena, California, USA; UCLA Bruins quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson (1) runs into the end zone for a touchdown in the second half against the Colorado Buffaloes at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

5. UCLA Bruins (Last title: 1998)

Chip Kelly was hired at UCLA to lead the Bruins back to Pac-12 relevance and a potential conference title, but through the first three years, he hadn’t recorded a winning season. That changed in 2021 as he led the Bruins to an 8-4 record and they looked like legit contenders in the Pac-12 for the first time in a while.

This momentum should carry over into 2022, especially with Dorian Thompson-Robinson opting to return for one final season at quarterback. He turned a corner last season and should be one of the Pac-12’s best quarterbacks in 2022.

Along with DTR, the Bruins return Zach Charbonnet at running back who was a stud for UCLA as a transfer from Michigan last season. This offense will be really good.

UCLA hasn’t won a Pac-12 title since 1998 which almost seems like a typo but this program has been in a serious drought but I think Kelly is going to change that sooner rather than later. Why not in 2022 with USC and Oregon employing new head coaches?

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