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.

Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler headlines PFF's Heisman Trophy Watch List ahead of the 2021 college football season.

LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. headlines PFF's Chuck Bednarik Award/Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List ahead of the 2021 college football season.

Edge defender Nik Bonitto headlines an Oklahoma pass-rush unit set to light the college football world ablaze in 2021.

Ohio State has dominated the Big Ten title game since its inception in 2011, but the conference features a handful of underdog contenders.

Alabama routinely churns out NFL prospects, and 2021 is no different. The Crimson Tide defense is once again set to be a top unit in college football.

Led by Spencer Rattler, the presumed QB1 in the 2022 NFL Draft, the Oklahoma Sooners project to have the best offense in college football in 2021.

LSU tandem Derek Stingley Jr. and Eli Ricks are unquestionably the best outside cornerback pairing in college football ahead of the 2021 season.

Ohio State's duo of Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson enter the 2021 college football season as the country's top wide receiver tandem.

Oklahoma's Spencer Rattler unsurprisingly tops all 130 projected starting quarterbacks heading into the 2021 college football season.

The Oklahoma Sooners look as poised as ever to run it back for the seventh straight time, and their preseason title odds of 60% back that up. But we shouldn't give up on the rest of the conference. After all, what goes up must come down.