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FSU's defense will thrive again in 2014

Florida State's new defensive coordinator Charles Kelly is fit for the job. Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports

As we count down 50 days until the start of the 2014 college football season, ESPN Insider Travis Haney is answering at least one big question per day until the kickoff of South Carolina-Texas A&M on Aug. 28.

Heisman contenders, breakout freshmen, conference winners -- it will all be covered as part of Insider’s Ultimate Season Preview.

Today’s question: Can Florida State’s defense thrive again despite a third defensive coordinator change in as many seasons?

Conventional wisdom suggests that, even if a defense is using the same system, there will be some shift in consistency if the coordinator changes in three consecutive seasons.

I would be very, very surprised, however, if FSU suffered a slip as a result of seeing Mark Stoops go to Kentucky and Jeremy Pruitt leave for Georgia the very next year.

The reasons are twofold: The talent is just that good, yet again. And the new DC, Charles Kelly, is an impressive guy.

In fact, at one point, I was told Kelly’s name could come up for the Georgia DC opening.