🏈 Joel Klatt's Preseason Top 25 Rankings

Georgia and Michigan are at the top, but who else makes Joel Klatt’s top 25 teams? [View in browser]( [FOX SPORTS INSIDER WITH MARTIN ROGERS] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with guest writer Joel Klatt: With college football just around the corner, who are the top teams entering the 2023 season? … Quentin Johnston has people in camp with the Chargers talking … and more! With a bevy of talent returning on both sides of the ball, a loaded transfer class and one of the top-ranked recruiting classes in the nation, expectations are once again sky-high for Georgia heading into this season, which is why FOX Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt has the Bulldogs slotted in the top spot of his preseason top 25 rankings. Michigan, Ohio State, Alabama and Penn State round out the top-five teams in Klatt’s rankings, which he revealed Monday on his podcast, "The Joel Klatt Show." Here is a look at Klatt’s complete preseason top 25 rankings heading into the 2023 college football season. 1. Georgia "The No. 1 team in the preseason this year is Georgia. Back-to-back national champions. This is a team that is losing some pieces, just like everybody is in college football. When I look at Georgia … you could make an argument that it might be ripe to be beaten because it's losing a quarterback and an offensive coordinator. My response to that is: at no point in the last two years when they [the Bulldogs] were winning back-to-back national championships did I think they were a quarterback or offensive-centric team. "Kirby Smart has built something that is bigger than a quarterback, even though Stetson Bennett played really well in some big moments. This is just a nod to what they have built at Georgia. That is a roster-based team, and they are still the best roster in college football. They still have 13 or more five-star players on that roster. They still have Brock Bowers, they have talented guys that are coming in and competing for the quarterback job, and that's one of the easiest schedules I've ever seen a defending national champion have, and that's not their fault. They are not going to be threatened at all until November, if they are even threatened. Georgia is about a shoo-in to go to the College Football Playoff." 2. Michigan For the rest of the story, [click here.]( [STORY IMAGE 1] [IN OTHER WORDS] - Rookie Quentin Johnston says his [goal is to "make huge, explosive plays]( He's already doing it at camp, lining up from any number of spots, writes Eric Williams. - From Sophia Smith to Trinity Rodman to Mallory Swanson, the immense young talent for this United States women's team should reveal a pathway back to contention. Laken Litman [examines the young core]( of the USWNT. - After a dreadful rookie year defensively, Royals SS Bobby Witt Jr. now ranks in the 99th percentile — and he's made major strides at the plate. [How did he improve so quickly]( Jake Mintz has the story. - Chris Buescher matched his career win total in the last nine days with a second victory. Bob Pockrass recaps [how a rain-delayed race at Michigan shook out](. For the latest news and updates, [click here.]( [VIEWER'S GUIDE] Las Vegas Aces at Dallas Wings (CBSSN, 8 p.m. ET) The WNBA-best Aces aim to bounce back after their lopsided loss to the Liberty when they head to Dallas to take on the Wings. Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks (MLBN, 9:40 p.m. ET) The Dodgers head to Arizona looking to maintain momentum when they battle the division rival Diamondbacks. For all of today's games and scores, [click here](. [BET OF THE DAY] Odds provided by [FOX Bet]( Texas Longhorns to finish 2023 season with UNDER 9.5 wins (+102) From FOX Sports Betting Analyst: Geoff Schwartz Texas has not won more than nine games in the regular season since 2009, so fading the Longhorns each year has been profitable. They're coming off an eight-win season, which arguably could have been better if they had a healthy quarterback. Texas relied on its rushing attack with Bijan Robinson, who was just drafted No. 8 overall by the Atlanta Falcons, so his replacement will not be as good. There’s a fair argument to be made that Quinn Ewers will improve in Year 2 as a starter or be replaced by Arch Manning — the true freshman who's the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning. A 10-win team rarely has question marks at quarterback before the season begins. Let’s look at Texas' schedule. The Horns have road games at Alabama, Baylor and TCU, plus the annual game in Dallas against Oklahoma. 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