College Football was absolutely slam packed with some exceptional running backs in 2024. We saw records broke, records set, and legacies that will never die as 25 total RBs were taken in the NFL Draft. 2025 seems to be no different as there are quality RBs scattered throughout the nation, and today we will look at the 5 RBs that I believe will be the best of the best. 

Below is a list of players I believe are the most impactful transfers who can push a team over the hump or even change the entire direction of the team. The transfer portal this year was insane as superstars were jumping ship and thinking the grass is going to be greener. Some of these players will be dominant on their new teams, and those are the ones on this list.

The Aggies were one of the better teams in the SEC last season and as we head into 2025, they will have a great combination of a great roster and a schedule that should produce a lot of wins while also not being super easy. They have a great young QB who will have plenty of weapons at his disposal including an unbelievable RB in Le’Veon Moss.

Below is our 2025 college football power rankings based on each teams returning starters. What we did was take our top 25 teams in our power rankings, multiplied how many returning starters they have by 3, and then added that number to the original number. We then readjusted the new numbers to make a new top 25 power ranking.

Head Coach Eliah Drinkwitz and his Missouri Tigers had an incredible 2024 season where they went 10-3 and raised everyone’s expectations. This year, they will be led by a new QB transferring from Penn State, Beau Pribula. In his 2 seasons backing up Drew Allar, Pribula threw for 424 yards and 9 TDs  while also rushing for 571 yards and 10 TDs.

Head Coach Sam Pittman and his Razorbacks are coming off a decent 2024 season where they finished a respectable 7-6. They will be looking for more in 2025 as they have some very key contributors returning this season. The most notable returner being their QB Taylen Green after a season where he passed for 3,154 yards and 15 TDs while rushing for 602 yards and 8 TDs. 

After a disappointing season, Head Coach Mark Stoops and his Wildcats needed a bunch of help, and they did a decent job at getting some. With the departure of their QB, Coach Stoops got QB Zach Calzada from Incarnate Word after a season where he threw for 3,744 yards and 35 TDs. However, Coach Stoops did not stop at just a QB. 

Below is who, in my opinion, are the favorites to win the Heisman for the 2025 college football season. Some may not come as a surprise, and others may not be even on your radar to win the Heisman. My criteria for this list is returning production, and that they are definitely the best player and leader on their team with the offense or defense flowing strictly through them. 

Below are the games that I personally think are the most exciting matchups heading into the 2025 College Football season. As the article goes on, you may notice a pattern as a lot of these games will happen week 1. The NCAA, and the teams themselves, killed it with scheduling this year as week 1 could potentially be the best week of College Football. 

Below are the teams that I think have a strong case to win their respective conference titles, but they may not be the obvious pick. The criteria for picking these teams is very simple. Each team will have a roster that I feel is complete and talented enough to compete for the title, and they have a schedule that is strong enough to give them a boost if they have a significant amount of wins. 

The final play of the first half of the SEC championship Carson Beck would play his last down as a Georgia Bulldog. With one year left of eligibility on January 9th, Beck would make the decision to enter his name into the transfer portal and commit to the Miami Hurricanes within 24 hours of his entry.

ESPN just recently released their post-spring Top 25 power rankings based on their own Power Index. Well, if you have been keeping up, we also released our power rankings based on our own power index on the HG not too long ago. Below is where our ranking and ESPN’s ranking are the same, different, and not even close to agreeing on.

In the 2024 season, the college football world was taken by storm as there was, not one, but two freshman WRs who dominated anyone who lined up across from them. These WRs are Alabama’s Ryan Williams and Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith. These two are by far the most exciting players to watch in 2024, but will they be as dominant in 2025? 

Pass rushing has become the most valuable aspect to a team's defense and their success. We keep seeing more and more pass rushers being top draft picks, winning DPOY, and getting PAID! Edge Rushers have been the highest paid defensive position in the NFL by a large gap. Below is who I believe are the premiere pass rushers in college football for the 2025 season. 

The Manning family has been a staple of both college and professional football for over five decades, and now the third generation of Manning (Arch Manning) has entered the spotlight. Archie, Peyton, and Eli have all had spectacular success in college and the NFL, also Cooper Manning (Arch’s father) was a great football player before spinal stenosis ended his career early. 

Below is a “totally un-biased” top 5 ranking of QBs from the past 25 years. The list is ranked on many different metrics like yards, TDs, INTs, QBR, and impact on their respective programs. Again, this list is strictly based on the QB’s college career production. There is absolutely no biases in this ranking.

Below is the top 25 college football head coach rankings based on the coaches last 3+ year results and coaching performance. That being said, the coach that sits atop the mountain is the 2 time National Champion, 3 time SEC champion, and one of the best to ever do it, Georgia Bulldogs Head Coach Kirby Smart with a HC metric of 29.

Below is the top 25 college QB rankings based strictly on returning production from the season prior. There will not be any G5 QBs on this list, not due any ones talent or skill, but it is due to the competition gap between P4 and G5. That being said, the #1 QB in the entire nation is undoubtedly Clemson’s Cade Klubnik with a QB metric score of 33.6.

Below is our Power 4 power rankings based on different metrics (QB metric, coaching metric, recruiting, etc.) compiled together to give a larger and more concise power number. The team with highest power number is the Texas Longhorns with a power number of 138.84. They lead the nation in power rankings by over 5 points more than the team in 2nd place.

Below is the final top 25 projections based on the numbers, stats, and more on the Hourglass. These rankings are of course subject to change as it is still early in the year. The team that we believe will finish as kings of college football is the Texas Longhorns.