2026 college football Top 25: Lingering questions for each team - ESPN

It won't be long before college football teams hit the field in earnest as training camps begin in just a few weeks.

Rosters are pretty much set, but even the best teams still have areas of uncertainty, from transitions to new coaches and coordinators to unproven players and thin position groups.

With the first set of games six weeks away, we look at a lingering question for each team in our preseason Top 25 that will have to be addressed before the season or could help determine the course of the 2026 campaign.

2025 record: 12-2, 9-0 Big Ten

Can Ohio State's offensive line get back to punishing the opposition?

After an undefeated regular season last year, the Buckeyes got beaten up front in postseason losses to Indiana and Miami. Veteran starters Austin Siereveld, Luke Montgomery and Carson Hinzman played key roles during Ohio State's 2024 national championship run, when the Buckeyes dominated the line of scrimmage in convincing victories over Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame. Siereveld, Montgomery and Hinzman anchor a line that needs to be much better, especially with Ohio State facing one of the toughest schedules in the country. — Jake Trotter

2025 record: 13-2, 8-1 Big Ten

Can the Ducks put it all together when it matters most?

The Ducks are the envy of almost all of college football, so any concerns here are champagne problems. This is a roster that can — and should — compete for a national title. If the Ducks win the whole thing, it won't be a surprise. The question has become: Can the Ducks put it all together when it matters most? They beat Ohio State in the regular season in 2024, then got run out of the Rose Bowl by the Buckeyes in the playoff. They were competitive against Indiana during the regular