Joel Klatt ranks the five college football teams he's selling the most stock in for 2025 season

Every year, there are multiple college football teams that enter the season with sky-high expectations, only to underperform. Last season, some of those teams were Florida State, Oklahoma State and Kansas. However, with the 2025 campaign just around the corner, a fresh batch of lackluster squads will hit the gridiron soon.

Joel Klatt is trying to get ahead of the disappointment this year. On Monday, the FOX Sports’ analyst revealed which teams he’s selling stock in ahead of the upcoming season.

Klatt left no stone unturned, with at least one team from each of the Power Four conferences. With five total teams to break down, let’s dive into Klatt’s list.

1. Tennessee Volunteers

Klatt isn’t confident in Tennessee’s chances this fall. In fairness, the Volunteers were faced with a massive distraction this offseason when starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava transferred to UCLA after he and Tennessee couldn’t agree on a new NIL deal.

In turn, Tennessee recruited former Appalachian State quarterback Joey Aguilar via the NCAA Transfer Portal. Alas, Klatt is concerned that Aguilar won’t have had enough time to learn Tennessee’s system, which relies heavily on quarterback success.

2. Wisconsin Badgers

Wisconsin went 5-7 last season, and Klatt doesn’t expect the team’s fortune to turn around in 2025. The Badgers didn’t give fans any reason to be optimistic at the end of last season, losing their final five games of the 2024 campaign.

To make matters worse, Wisconsin is only returning four starters on offense, and three of those players are linemen. Even if Wisconsin’s roster proves better than last season, the Badgers are staring down a gauntlet of a schedule. Wisconsin will face off against some of the best teams in the country this fall, including Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State and Oregon.

3. Syracuse Orange

Syracuse head coach Fran Brown made a splash in his debut campaign last season, guiding the Orange to a 10-3 record. Klatt doesn’t see that happening again. Syracuse is returning just seven starters from last season, and lost starting QB Kyle McCord.

McCord led the country in total passing yards last season. To pile on, Syracuse’s schedule is far from easy. The Orange play each of the three ACC teams expected to be the best in the conference this year: Clemson, Miami and SMU. Additionally, they have non-conference showdowns against Tennessee and Notre Dame.

4. BYU Cougars

Similar to Tennessee, BYU lost its starting quarterback from last year this offseason. Jake Retzlaff was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in November 2023 in a civil lawsuit. BYU reportedly planned to suspend Retzlaff for seven games in the upcoming season and Retzlaff subsequently entered the transfer portal.

It’s a massive loss for the Cougars, who began the 2024 season with a 9-0 record. Retzlaff tallied 2,947 passing yards and 20 touchdowns last season. With Retzlaff gone, BYU has three other quarterback options, who have combined for 12 total starts at the collegiate level. None of those starts were at the Power Four level.

5. California Golden Bears

The NCAA Transfer Portal wasn’t kind to California this offseason. After posting a 6-7 record last season, California lost 33 players to the transfer portal in the winter and spring, including its star QB, running back and tight end.

Although California added 33 players via the transfer portal in response to its losses, Klatt isn’t convinced that the replacements will be adequate. As a cherry on top, California lost defensive coordinator Peter Sirmon to the NFL this offseason.