College Football’s 25 Most Overhyped Players, Coaches and Teams for 2016

Have you purchased your tickets to ride college football’s hype train yet? Don’t worry, there are still a few more months left to hop on board, and there’s always plenty of seating. The long offseason lends itself to anticipation, hope and wonder, and more often than not this translates into boosting the profile of various college football players, coaches and teams. Either because of how they played the year before—particularly at the end of the season, with an extra emphasis on bowl games—or how they’re expected to fare this coming fall, certain entities get hyped way more than others. And there’s really nothing we can do about it other than to ignore the noise or embrace it. We’ve selected the most overhyped of the hyped in college football, a list of players, coaches and teams you’ll end up hearing the most about this offseason. Some of them will be deserving of all the attention, others maybe not so much. Either way, they’re going to be facing incredibly lofty expectations when the 2016 season begins. J.T. Barrett could have been the third consecutive freshman to win the Heisman had he not broken his ankle in the regular-season finale in 2014. Ohio State might have been able to repeat as national champions had it let Barrett be the starting quarterback all along last season. And despite losing 16 starters, including numerous players who turned pro, Barrett’s presence makes the Buckeyes a strong national title contender this fall. …

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