2023 college football conference previews: SEC, Big Ten, more - ESPN

The long wait is nearly over as the 2023 college football season is just around the corner.

Can Georgia pull off the unthinkable and win its third straight national championship? Will the Dawgs even win the SEC, with Alabama, LSU and Tennessee all formidable foes?

How will things shake out in the new-look Big 12? Can Ohio State unseat Michigan or will Penn State emerge in the Big Ten? Will USC (or UCLA) leave the Pac-12 with a championship trophy? And can Florida State live up to the hype and get the ACC back to the College Football Playoff?

College football's storylines don't stop there, but luckily ESPN's Bill Connelly has them all covered — and by all, we mean all 133 FBS teams — in his in-depth previews of every conference, which are available to ESPN+ subscribers. From projections and burning questions for every team to his favorite players and anniversaries of note, Connelly gives his unique perspective on the season ahead, from A (as in Aggies) to Z (as in Zips).

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Thirty-two years after it pioneered the divisional structure, the SEC will be adopting the trend of ditching its divisions when it adds Oklahoma and Texas in 2024. The SEC East will go out with what feels like a familiar storyline: The lead Dawg — Georgia — is a heavy favorite. Can Tennessee or anyone else defy the odds and threaten the two-time defending national champion? And which teams might stand out among the division's customarily large middle class? Everything you need to know about the SEC East »

Over the past 20 years, three of the SEC West's teams have combined to win 10 national titles and has had almost no actual bad