AthlonSports released its ACC spring preview this week, and writer Steven Lassan is not overlooking Florida State just yet.
In his pre-spring power rankings, Lassan has the Seminoles atop the Atlantic Division, listing the quarterback battle as the obvious top offseason priority. Despite winning the last three ACC titles, FSU has seemed to take a bit of a backseat this offseason to Clemson, the perceived early frontrunner in the division and the league.
Look no further than this space, where the four of us all picked the Tigers to win the Atlantic in our way-too early ACC predictions for 2015. We also -- well, three of us -- picked Georgia Tech to win the Coastal, and Lassan thinks no differently in his early spring power rankings though, as he points out, the Yellow Jackets do need to replace plenty of key figures at the skill position spots after last year's production.
One other interesting early slotting by Lassan? He has Duke at No. 6 in the Coastal, this after second- and first-place finishes in 2014 and 2013, respectively. There is certainly be plenty of turnover on both sides of the ball for the Blue Devils, so it will be interesting to see what David Cutcliffe does in his eighth year in Durham.
Here are the rest of your Wednesday links:
Jameis Winston met Tuesday with the Bucs, our Adam Schefter writes.
Deshaun Watson expects to be ready in the fall, Brad Senkiw writes on OrangeandWhite.com.
Jamison Crowder writes in his USA Today draft diary that he is pleased with his combine performance but seeks a better 40 time at his pro day.
Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Ted Roof has received a raise and an extension, Ken Sugiura writes in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Miami is getting up to speed with GPS tracking this spring, Matt Porter writes in the Palm Beach Post.