The Pac-12 and Big 12 play nine league games, and the Big Ten will move to a nine-game schedule. When does the SEC finally get there?Sharon fromPiedmont, N.C.This has clearly been the most divisive i sue in the SEC over the last two or three years.Its fairly simple: the coaches (with the exception of Alabamas Nick Saban, Patrick Mahomes Jersey who doesnt care one way or the other) want an eight-game schedule. The presidents, with the revenue-generating SEC Network beginning in August, more than likely favor a nine-game schedule.Gue s who wins that tug of war?But the presidents, with prodding from the leagues athletic directors, still are debating the value of keeping an eight-game schedule. The thinking goes something like this:No other league is as deep and talented as the SEC (true); no other league must put their elite teams in harms way for another week of the season (not true; any conference game is dangerous) and jeopardize a spot (or two) in the College Football Playoff.So the dilemma is this: Whats more important to the overall health and future of the conference? The Network or the chance of eliminating a team (or teams) from the CFP?The league wants the coaches to feel as though they have a voice they should, and commi sioner Mike Slive has done yeomans work balancing the two sides but the reality is the move to nine games is happening at some point. When? More than likely the 2016 season.We hear all the time about freshmen Mitchell Schwartz Jersey who can make a difference for this team or that team. Can you give us a handful of high schoolers who actually can make a difference in their first season?Carl Jennings fromCincinnatiLets being with the one player who will be the most scrutinized: Kyle Allen .The five-star quarterback recruit enrolled early and is the favorite to replace Texas AM legend Johnny Manziel. But understand this: Hes nothing like Manziel.Hes not breaking down defenses with his ability to break containment and scramble. Hes not running the zone read play. Hes not winning games with unthinkable athletic ability.Hes . In that sense, hes much more like Case Keenum, the record-setting quarterback Texas AM coach Kevin Sumlin had at Houston. Allen (6-4, 200) is taller than Keenum and has a stronger arm, but thats where the similarities end. At least now.Keenum was brilliant at pre-snap reads and making good decisions, all things that must be learned through repetitions with Allen. Hes not buying time in the pocket with nifty footwork like Manziel; hes going to have to make quick, smart decisions at times against defenses he has never seen before.That doesnt mean he cant do it; it means we cant expect from Allen what we got from Manziel in Year 1.TB Leonard Fournette , LSU: A full grown man playing in an offense set up to do exactly what he does best: .The comparisons to Adrian Peterson and Trent Richardson Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Jersey in being able to play immediately and dictate games are spot-on. Speed, strength, vision and balance; its all there.Think Derrick Henry in the Sugar Bowl against Oklahoma only think about it happening from Game 1 at LSU.QB Jerrod Heard , Texas: David Ash is out for the summer with a fractured foot and has a history of injuries. Tyrone Swoopes played well in the spring game against the second and third-team defenses.If Ash cant stay healthy this foot fracture isnt the i sue; his ongoing head injuries are the i sue dont think new Texas coach Charlie Strong wont play a freshman at the most important position on the field. He did it three years ago at Louisville and it worked out well.Thats not saying Heard has the ability of Teddy Bridgewater; its saying Strong will play the guy who gives him the best chance to win.Where do you think Max Wittek will play this season? Can he be a guy who can be the final piece to the puzzle for a team Tyrann Mathieu Jersey like Texas?Karen S. fromDallasA natural sidebar to the previous question and one that doesnt change the answer to the previous question.Sometimes we get too fixated on a potential transfer because its a quarterback, and because quarterbacks are the key to the development of every team. Im not sold on Wittek being the key to any teams development.When Ru sell Wilson left NC State, it was a big deal because he was the offensive player of the year in the ACC transferring to a Wisconsin team that just needed a quarterback. Even when talented quarterbacks transfer, it doesnt always work out (Jeremiah Masoli from Oregon to Ole Mi s).Nothing Wittek showed at USC screamed difference-maker. He was decent at best two years ago when he filled in for injured Matt Barkley, and failed to beat out Cody Ke sler last year for the starting job. So he decided to transfer after he graduates next month, and has apparently narrowed his list to Texas and Hawaii.He has visited Texas three times, including last weekend for the spring game. The key question: will he be any better than Swoopes or Heard (if Ash Len Dawson Jersey cant play)? The harsh truth is probably not.Im looking for some surprises for 2014. Going to Vegas in a few weeks, and want to throw a couple of sawbucks down on some longshots. Any suggestions?Cary fromChicagoIm not a profe sional gambler; Ill leave that up to the good folks at .But I can certainly throw out some ideas, such as: Indiana, with 18 starters returning and an offense that will score on anyone in the Big Ten, to play in a bowl game (that means at least 6 wins). Mi si sippi State will win nine games. If you havent seen Dak Prescott, head over to YouTube and enjoy the show. Then theres a potentially nasty defense and favorable schedule. Theyll be better than you think: Oklahoma, Wyoming, Washington, North Carolina. Theyll be not as good as you think: Mi souri, Clemson, Miami.