As the calendar flips from March to April, spring has officially sprung across the nation. With spring football in full swing on football-starved FBS campuses, hope springs eternal. This will be the year that quarterback gains consistency with a new offense, or an injured player finds his groove, or an ugly 2014 turns into a 2015 full of promise.

This is the time of year when coaches, players and fans have pure optimism that they’ve put the ugly seasons of their past behind them, and they’re ready for a huge season. Here are nine players and teams who, for one reason or another, are primed for huge bounce-back years in 2015.

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