There's been a lot of concern about the future of college football lately. People are worried about the transfer portal. They're worried about NIL.
They're worried about revenue sharing, player contracts and players returning from the NFL. They're worried about the sport's ability to pass rules that won't be immediately overturned by some judge in a district hundreds of miles away, and what might happen if Congress gets involved and makes an even bigger mess. Everybody is worried about something, but I've a simple request to make of each and every one of you ...
Not because college football is in perfect shape; we know damn well that isn't the case. There are plenty of problems, and the people running the sport have spent decades proving they're uniquely qualified to create new ones. There will be more lawsuits.
There will be more court rulings that make everybody scramble. There will be unintended consequences from rules written to prevent the unintended consequences of the previous rules. There will be politicians who suddenly develop a passionate interest in college sports because it's an election year, and new data suggests voters care about this issue right now.
That's college football in 2026. It's weird and messy, and it's going to remain weird and messy for a while. There has been a tendency over the last few years to treat every change to college sports like another crack in the foundation of civilization.
College football is ruined. A conference adds another school? Two Group of Six schools make the College Football Playoff?
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