College Football is back and it is time we start to look at futures plays. When we discuss futures plays most times people gravitate towards who will win the National Championship and who will win the Heisman award. The problem is the front runners are usually always the ones who cash those tickets and that means the values are not worth the risk and long term money being held on a futures play.
I prefer to stay with team total over and unders for my future plays. That takes the guesswork out of things like who will be voted on or a playoff game that can go either way. Most of the time the schedule plays an important role and this year my selections are as much about the schedule as they are about wins and losses.
With that said here are my best bets for the future in this 2025 College Football season:
Liberty Flames Team Total Over 9 1/2 wins - The Flames are my biggest bet this preseason as the team that will crush their over. Liberty has a history of being that steady winner and nothing should change here. The Flames are getting undervalued here because they only won 8 games last season but this year's schedule is something different. Liberty's schedule has them playing just five games against teams that finished over .500 last season. They only play one team with nine wins and they have three layups against teams with 4 wins or less. They get James Madison at home, and they would have to lose 3 games to drop this ticket. They have never not had a winning record since they joined the upper division and they are the most talented team in the conference. There is a real chance this team goes undefeated.
Utah Utes Team Total Over 7 wins -The Utes will be back to that elite team that so many of us are used to. Devin Dampier is under center and he has all sorts of tools. In fact taking Dampier at 60 to 1 to win the Heisman is worth a level 2 play for a big long shot. Utah went 2-7 in one score games and has absolutely no consistency at QB, both of those things will change here and that will propel them to win this conference. Utah not only brought in Dampier, but they brought in his offensive coordinator so he will be able to know the offense. Utah's defense has one of the best coordinators in the country running the show and they are the best defense in this conference. Utah not only wins 8 games, but they are in the college football playoffs.
Clemson Tigers Team Total Over 9 1/2 wins - I expect Clemson to be right in the mix for a national title and that means they aren't losing three games this year. Klubick is special and while I don't see the value in him to win the Heisman, I won't put it past him. The Tigers offensively should be high flying after his 43 TDs last season and the dual threat will be able to carry them for most of the weak schedule. On the defensive side of things Clemson has a new defensive coordinator and he will have to fix the run stopping issues but they brought in one of the best transfer classes in the nation to fill those holes. They might not go unbeaten but they won't lose three games. The Tigers won 10 games in 13 of the last 14 seasons, so I feel comfortable they can get there again with the best QB they have had since Trevor Lawrence.