PFF has you covered with the best bets ahead of the 2021 college football season, sorted by Power Five conferences and the Group of Five as a whole.

Texas, Missouri and North Carolina State headline PFF's list of college football teams that seem poised to surpass expectations in the 2021 college football season.

The Cincinnati Bearcats are heavily favored to win the AAC in 2021, but there are still a number of value bets to be placed on the conference ahead of the 2021 college football season.

Five college football teams stand out from the others as College Football Playoff contenders, but they are far from perfect. Here are the points of concern for Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Georgia and Oklahoma.

The relationship between pass rush and coverage is not the same when comparing college football and the NFL or when examining the Power Five and Group of Five.

The Pac-12 hasn't produced a consistent powerhouse that neutralizes its conference competitors in the College Football Playoff era. This year, it seems the trend will continue with the Utah Utes and Arizona Sun Devils having a chance to be first-time Pac-12 title winners.

LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., rumored to be in the running for wide receiver snaps in 2021, headlines PFF's Paul Hornung Award Watch List ahead of the college football season.

Oklahoma's Nik Bonitto and Oregon's Kayvon Thibodeaux headline PFF's preseason Ted Hendricks Award Watch List ahead of the 2021 college football season.

Ahead of the 2021 college football season, PFF traces out the history and evolution of the pistol offense in the college game.

Iowa's Tyler Linderbaum headlines the top Outland Trophy candidates ahead of the 2021 college football season.

From Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler to Ohio State wide receiver Chris Olave, the best players in college football are vying for the top awards during the 2021 season.

LSU's Derek Stingley Jr. headlines the top Thorpe Award candidates ahead of the 2021 college football season.

Washington's Edefuan Ulofoshio headlines the top Butkus Award candidates ahead of the 2021 college football season.

Iowa's Tyler Linderbaum and North Carolina State's Grant Gibson headline PFF's College Preseason Rimington Award Watch List ahead of the 2021 college football season.

Iowa State's Charlie Kolar headlines the pack of players vying for the John Mackey Award, given to college football's top tight end, during the 2021 season.

The spread offense is dead, but the superspreader offense is thriving, allowing quarterbacks to more easily get through their reads and simply score more points.

A wide field of players, including Ohio State's Chris Olave and Clemson's Justyn Ross, have their sights set on the Biletnikoff Award for the best college football receiver in 2021.

While Iowa State's Breece Hall is the common favorite to win the Doak Walker Award, he will have to outperform several other Big 12 and SEC running backs, including Auburn's Tank Bigsby and Alabama's Brian Robinson Jr.

Alabama's Bryce Young and Clemson's D.J. Uiagalelei are among the unproven candidates for the Maxwell Award ahead of the 2021 college football season.

Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler headlines PFF's Davey O'Brien Award Watch List ahead of the 2021 college football season.