Can Indiana do it again? Will Texas break through? Is Notre Dame ready to rise up? Here's our preseason top 25.
The players, position groups or situations that could swing the season for each of the top teams.
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, armed with statistical evidence, said the Big Ten doesn't "run a hype machine" and is "the best league in football."
TV, realignment, stars and legends, postseason quarrels. Those themes have set up epic games and made the current sport.
From new coaches to unproven players, these issues could trip up the best teams in the country.
From the SEC and Big Ten to the Sun Belt and MAC, we have projections, predictions and players to watch.