 By Spencer McLaughlin of Locked on CFB for SuperWest Sports
August 14, 2024
Miami goes into Mario Cristobal’s third season with sky-high expectations, featuring ACC preseason player of the year Cam Ward at QB.
The Canes’ schedule lightens up after a Week 1 bout with Florida, but if they win that game they could EASILY find their way into the 12-team Playoff.
On today’s episode of Locked On College Football, Spencer McLaughlin is joined by ‘Locked On ACC’/’Locked On Canes’ host Alex Donno.
They also dive into Clemson’s record prediction, whose schedule rules out the possibility of an at-large Playoff berth.
The AP Poll for the 2024 season has been released with Georgia unsurprisingly as the No. 1 team.
Which team(s) unranked in Week 1 can end the season in the top 15?
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