In a world before coronavirus, last Saturday would have brought the last round of college football spring games. At which point I would put out my annual “post-spring” Top 25.



As it was, few teams got in more than a handful of practices. We didn’t get our usual glimpse of the next wave of new starters and impact freshmen. But we’ve still had many notable coaching changes and transfers since my first crack at the 2020 rankings the morning after the LSU-Clemson national title game.



So let’s just call this my updated early Top 25 for the 2020 season — which, for these purposes, we assume will still be taking place at some point.



1. Clemson (14-1 in 2019)



Star RB Travis Etienne surprised everyone in returning for his senior season. He teams up with QB Trevor Lawrence, WRs Justyn Ross and Amari Rodgers and T Jackson Carman to field another loaded offense. The defense will miss star Isaiah Simmons, but Dabo Swinney said...