The college football season is so close.
After a news-filled offseason, we're mere hours away from the first games of Week 0 kicking off.
But before the action on the field gets underway, let's dive in on the biggest storylines entering the 2021 season.
1. COVID-19 is still here
Let’s get the big-picture stuff out of the way first. At this time last year, we had no idea whether there would actually be a season. And if there was some semblance of a season, we didn’t know which conferences would be playing and which would sit out amid the COVID-19 pandemic.