Modernization of college football for the future of the sport was presented

The realignment, an influx of name, image and likeness deals and an expanded playoff run could mean college football is on the verge of breaking out of the NCAA.

While it may have been a pipe dream to some, a group called College Sports Tomorrow has unveiled its idea to transform the college football landscape. TurnkeyZRG CEO Len Perna and former Major League Soccer deputy commissioner Mark Abbott led the unveiling of the proposed plan.

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The College Student Football League (CSFL) “will incorporate all current FBS schools into two conferences consisting of different geographic locations,” the group said in a news release.

“The top 72 programs would compete in the Power 12 Conference, and the 64 schools would face each other in the other conference, in Group 8. The top eight schools in Group 8 would have the chance to ‘promote’ to the next tier, allowing for ‘relegation’ promotion.” any Power 12 school.

“A performance-based CSFL league schedule featuring non-league games played between schools with similar previous season records would provide more competitive matchups and allow more schools to continue in the hunt later in the season,” the group said in its report. press release.

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The group added that playoff participants will be judged based on performance rather than through a committee.

There will be 24 teams in the potential playoffs.

The Wall Street Journal called the plan “far-fetched” because business leaders would have to convince teams and conferences to unify television rights.

Jimmy Haslam, co-owner of the Cleveland Browns, called the format “better for schools, student-athletes, fans and media partnerships.”

He added in the daily: “We realize that this is a radical change and it will not be easy. Our plan is not perfect. I really think it’s the most versatile thing there is.”

“The CSFL model would be economically beneficial and sustainable in the short and long term. The consolidation and centralization of college football allows more revenue to flow into one unified league, allowing universities to compensate players fairly, create a reasonable competitive balance and cover rising NIL costs, and we continue to sponsor other intercollegiate sports that generate less revenue, including women’s sports and the U.S. Olympic program ” the group said.

“The CSFL would provide direct compensation to all student-athletes, not just stars, and the NIL and transfer portal rules would be the result of collective bargaining between the CSFL and the association representing football student-athletes.

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“The CSFL supports legislation to establish that student-athletes are NOT employees, but through collective bargaining the CSFL would give players a say in rules and economics while providing protection from antitrust claims through a “non-statutory discharge” rather than through a formal, legal antitrust exemption. This approach should provide a lasting solution to the myriad competition law challenges that plague college sports.

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