Predictions aside, S.C. State has ingredients for championship

COURTESY SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- It’s that time of year. As all in the South wonder when cooler weather will arrive, college football teams are preparing to put helmets and pads back on and gear up for a new season.

Players and coaches get excited and maybe even a little anxious. Fans get even more excited and plan gameday tailgating and how they are going to celebrate when their team wins.

It’s also the time when prognosticators (people who think they might know what could happen try to convince you they really do know something) announce their orders of finish in the national and conference standings.

It’s always interesting to see if people are making their predictions based on facts or just what they want to see happen as the season unfolds.

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