Joel Klatt: Biggest question surrounding each Power 4 conference in 2024

As we await this highly-anticipated college football season, I want to preview it through another lens after sharing my preseason top 25 last week. We've got four power conferences now and the College Football Playoff expands from four to 12 teams. So, that got me thinking, what's the biggest question in each conference this season?

We already know who we're expecting to be the major national title contenders this year. But there are questions outside that top tier that could have a major impact on the championship picture.

So, let's take a look at my biggest question surrounding each power conference in 2024. 

I think we can all agree that Ohio State and Oregon are the favorites in the Big Ten. There's a consensus that these two teams are in a tier of their own.

I've got three candidates who can threaten Ohio State and Oregon: Michigan, Penn State and USC. I know some Michigan fans might be saying to themselves, "What do you mean who's the threat? We're the defending national champions! Who's the threat to a team that we just beat three times in a row?"

I get it, and that's why I have the Wolverines as the top threat to those teams. Michigan is going to be viewed as a bit of an underdog because of everyone it lost this offseason, which is a fair sentiment. Yet, if you're someone in the building in Ann Arbor, you're also wondering why myself and many others are thinking that way when Michigan retained its culture. That culture helped Michigan go 15-0 and develop into a title contender from within over the last three years. 

So, Michigan believes it's the biggest threat and the king of the hill of the Big Ten. Beyond the self-belief, Michigan can put you in a bind. It plays such a different style of football than most