Stewart Mandel on his post-spring Top 25, A&M adjusting to Fisher

Key notes from Stewart Mandel interview

• In my post-spring top-25, I had Alabama number one over Clemson just out of sheer respect for Alabama. They're coming off a national title and its troubling that they lost all of their starting defensive backs, but if any program can reload there, its them. I went to Clemson in the spring and they have an embarrassment of riches and could be easily argued as number one as well. Those are the clear top two teams going into this season.