What one issue concerns you the most regarding your school heading into 2019?

ESPN recently tackled that question for each team they currently project to be ranked in the top 25 heading into the 2019 college football season and the list contains seven Southeastern Conference programs.

Highlighted below are those seven SEC schools, where ESPN currently projects them to be ranked, the “biggest concern” they have for each program and our thoughts on the selected concern.

No. 2 Alabama: Coaching changes

Once again Nick Saban’s coaching staff will undergo a massive change following a highly successful season. While many may view Alabama as a failure after not winning it all, the Crimson Tide still ran through the SEC slate, won a conference championship and advanced to the CFP title game.

Saban now has to replace both coordinators (Michael Locksley and Tosh Lupoi) along with QB coach Dan Enos, WRs coach Josh Gattis, OL coach Brent Key and there’s speculation that defensive line coach Craig Kuligowski will soon be out, too.

That’s a massive amount of turnover, but Alabama will still have more talent than every team it faces in 2019, particularly in the regular season. While coaching matters, having the edge on the field is the most important factor in winning college football games.

No. 3 Georgia: NFL departures on offense

Georgia lost several key contributors on offense, including Mecole Hardman, Elijah Holyfield, Isaac Nauta, and Riley Ridley early to the NFL, but don’t be fooled into thinking the offense will be without excellent options in 2019.

Expect Georgia to have the best offensive line in the SEC, if not the nation, and a stable of running backs fully capable of carrying the load on offense if need be. Of course, that won’t be necessary, as Jake Fromm ended the regular season with arguably the hottest arm in the SEC. He even outplayed Tua Tagovailoa when they went head to head in Atlanta.

No. 7 Florida: Defensive losses

The Gators lost several key defensive playmakers early to the NFL — Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, Vosean Joseph and Jachai Polite could have all returned — but Todd Grantham’s unit won’t exactly be building from scratch next season. The Gators may very well have the best defensive backfield in the nation entering 2019 and have several young players ready to step up into contributing roles on defense.

A much bigger concern for the Gators should be the offensive line, where four of five starters have departed. The offensive line in Gainesville was a big question mark last offseason, but Dan Mullen and his staff figured that position out and turned it into a strength. If they manage to do so again, any losses on defense likely won’t be much of an issue in Year 2 under Mullen.

No. 9 Texas A&M: Tough schedule

How is this for a road slate: at Clemson, at Ole Miss, at Georgia and at LSU. That also doesn’t include the annual trip to Arlington to play Arkansas, which was a one-score game last season despite the Razorbacks going 2-10 on the season. The home slate isn’t exactly easy, either, featuring the likes of Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi State and South Carolina.

The schedule may very well prove to be A&M’s undoing next season, but it is always dangerous to project so far out when looking at schedules. Who circled Texas A&M’s home game against Kentucky as one of the biggest games of the season for the Aggies last offseason? Once SEC teams start to slip, the season can come crashing down quickly and the way Jimbo Fisher is building up A&M, the Aggies may jump well beyond several of the programs on the schedule in 2019.

No. 10 LSU: Offensive line

LSU’s offensive line was an issue this season when going up against elite competition. The unit failed to protect Joe Burrow against Florida and Alabama, and those were the two games LSU legitimately lost on the field. Until that unit comes together, it will remain an issue for Ed Orgeron’s program.

No. 22 Missouri: Defensive coaching changes

Barry Odom lost his brother Brian from the staff but replaced him with former Texas Tech defensive coordinator David Gibbs — Gibbs official role with the team has yet to be defined. All things considered, that may turn out to be a major upgrade for the Tigers, considering Gibbs’ coaching experience. It wasn’t that long ago that Mizzou’s defense was in shambles under Odom. Things are no longer that bad, but the unit will need to be better than average if the Tigers are going to live up to the hype in the post-Drew Lock era.

No. 23 Auburn: QB needed

Auburn already has a stacked quarterback room on campus, but that hasn’t stopped Gus Malzahn from exploring his options with just about every signal caller that’s hit the transfer portal. That should tell you exactly how confident Auburn feels in its QB room heading into the spring. That doesn’t mean the Tigers don’t have options, however. Malik Willis and Joey Gatewood seem to be ideal fits for Malzahn’s system, incoming freshman Bo Nix comes with huge expectations after being named an Under Armour All-American and wildcard Cord Sandburg could turn out to be the next Chris Weinke.

Adding another QB to the mix would likely result in at least one departure from the team. It may be time for Malzahn to bite the bullet and let one of his high school signees get a shot on the field after the failed Jeremy Johnson experiment seems to have traumatized him.