We all know that in college football, as the season moves along, teams change quite a bit. They either get better or worse typically and playing a certain squad in September can be very different than facing them at the end of the season.

Tennessee head coach Butch Jones should have his young team vastly improved by November.

So with that, here are five teams that in my opinion, you don’t want to play in November. Get them early while the getting is good.

1. Tennesseeâ€¨â€¨

The Vols signed a huge recruiting class numbers-wise during the 2014 cycle and only have 12 seniors for 2014. That class, however, was No. 7 in the country and features several first-year difference-makers from both the high school and junior college ranks. Tennessee has a tough early-season schedule (Utah State in the opener is no pushover and there’s a trip to Oklahoma) and given that the Vols have to replace most of their offensive line, the going could be rough early. That being said, Tennessee is overall more talented than it was a year ago during the first season of the Butch Jones era and one has to think that talent will start to find its groove and develop by the last month of the regular season. Tennessee’s four games in November- at South Carolina, which the Vols upset a season ago, Nov. 1, Kentucky Nov. 15, Missouri Nov. 22 and at Vanderbilt Nov. 29. This could be the month Tennessee gets back to a bowl as I feel the Vols will be much better during this month than early. This could be interesting for me as I made a bet with one of my Tennessee fan friends (I live in Nashville) that I would dress up like Jones for a day (crew cut, khaki pants, polo...which is not really my personal clothing style) should the Vols make a bowl game. It’s a bet I believe I will lose if you want me to be quite honest.â€¨â€¨

Tennessee 2014 Football Schedule

2. Virginia Tech

â€¨â€¨Like Tennessee, the Hokies signed a 2014 recruiting class that will impact the overall roster- particularly at the quarterback and running back positions. Virginia Tech’s offense in general needed an overall from a talent standpoint as the ability there has proven to be very un-Hokie like in recent years. The quarterback spot is critical as Virginia Tech is trying to replace Logan Thomas. Chances are, Texas Tech transfer Michael Brewer can win the job, but he’s going to be without the benefit of spring practice. The belief here is that Virginia Tech, which will be formidable on defense again, will find a rhythm on offense with its quarterback and young skill players toward the end of the season, making the Hokies a tough out in November. Virginia Tech has three November games- at Duke (Nov. 15), at Wake Forest (Nov. 22) and at home against Virginia (Nov. 28).

Virginia Tech 2014 Football Schedule

3. UCLA

â€¨â€¨By the time the Bruins get to November, which features a difficult stretch of at Washington (Nov. 8) and home games with USC (Nov. 22) and Stanford (Nov. 28), they will be one of the more tested teams in the country having played Texas in Arlington, Texas, Arizona State in Tempe on a Thursday night and Oregon at home. Given the talent on the roster and the likely importance of this stretch, having experienced so many big games before the last month of the regular season makes UCLA battle tested and likely a tough out even if there are earlier losses.â€¨â€¨

UCLA 2014 Football Schedule

4. Texas A&M

The Aggies could very well start a true freshman at quarterback, Kyle Allen, this season, so experience is going to be vital. Given Texas A&M’s talent elsewhere and the youth of it (guys like receiver Speedy Noil and the junior college offensive linemen the Aggies signed in the 2014 class), it’s going to take time to get on the same page. Chances are as the season moves along, Texas A&M will become a tough out. The November schedule is tough and features Louisiana-Monroe (Nov. 1), at Auburn (Nov. 8), Missouri (Nov. 15) and LSU (Nov. 27). Texas A&M lost to all three SEC opponents in 2013.

Texas A&M 2014 Football Schedule

5. Michigan State

Who wants to play the Spartans any time of the year, much less in November when the replacements on a talented defensive unit will have plenty of experience and Michigan State will be battle-tested having played at Oregon in September and a home game with in-state rival Michigan at the end of October. This may not be good news for Ohio State, which suffered its first loss of the Urban Meyer era to the Spartans in the B1G Championship game last December in Indianapolis. The Buckeyes have to come to East Lansing on Nov. 8. The rest of the November slate for Michigan State is at Maryland (Nov. 15), Rutgers (Nov. 22) and at Penn State (Nov. 29). Just like last season when the Spartans got better as the season went on, expect similar results in 2014.

Michigan State 2014 Football Schedule