Mark Schlabach's 2017 Way-Too-Early Top 25 has Alabama and Florida State in the top two spots, but each faces some big questions to answer this spring.

 


11. Auburn Tigers

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Will Jarrett Stidham live up to the hype? The former Baylor standout backup has been seen as the perfect fit for the Tigers' offense, and he needs to be if this pretty talented Auburn team is really going to compete with Alabama in the SEC West. We've seen this movie before, and Stidham has to make sure he's more than just a supporting actor. -- Edward Aschoff