Which teams should you be keeping an eye on during spring practice as potential College Football Playoff contenders next season?

Based on returning talent, coaching prestige and what programs have coming in, there are several recognizable teams in the mix chasing the Alabamas and Clemsons of the world entering 2019.

One interesting storyline to follow before diving into another list of preseason rankings is transfer quarterbacks and how they'll perform in new digs. The NCAA transfer portal has set college football ablaze since the season ended in what feels like an ever-changing look at borderline free agency within the sport.

All programs try to take the win-now approach when sifting through transfer options and there's a couple heavyweights who are anxious about the new faces they have under center.

Without further interruption, here is USA Today's Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings for the 2019 college football season with our take on each selection: