Looking closer at our way-too-early rankings and determining every team's most important item on the to-do list

We're still a few months away from the start of the 2025 college football season, but that won't stop ESPN from ranking the top teams in the country. For the past few months, Ohio State was considered the top team in college football.

In modern times, the best chance of seeing that happen is in a matchup between the top ranked and the No. 2 team, usually in a playoff or national championship game. But other tim