Rules to navigate the new College Football landscape…
A commissioner or similar person is voted in office for a 6 year term. They have no affiliation with any university. Persons are then hired to head up different departments to oversee recruiting, transfer portal, on-field rules, playoffs, and NIL distributions. This governing body will have teeth and force compliance—penalties to repeat offenders.
High School players sign a 3 year contract with colleges. This allows the players to develop and the universities to recoup their costs. After this time, they can sign a new contract with any team for one or two years. Red shirts will still be allowed, and this leaves the players a chance to play elsewhere. Keep the same recruiting rules that are on the books.
Transfer Portal: Opens and closes in the summer. This keeps the teams intact for bowl games and spring development. If a team reaches out to a player or his agent before entering, the guilty team pays a fine, and the monies collected will go to an academic scholarship fund. You can enter the portal at the end of your third year and then yearly, depending on your contract. If the head coach or position coach leaves, you can enter the portal but must sign a 2-year contract with your new team.
NIL- There will be a cap on what the teams can pay. If they exceed that amount, they pay a sharp penalty in addition to the amount over the cap. The monies collected go to the academic scholarship fund. The schools are in control of distribution.
Conference championship games are eliminated. Use whatever system you want to declare a champion or make the conferences smaller. These are nothing but a money grab.
16 team playoff. The first three rounds are played on campuses. The games begin after the season ends.
Week zero possible bye week
Week one winners advance, and losing teams get bids to major bowls.
Week two winners advance and the losing team gets 10 extra practices for development. No bowl game participation.
Week three winners advance and the loser goes home
Week four is a bye week
Week five National Championship at predetermined site.
A committee selects the 16-team field and seeds them. Higher-seed teams play at home. There is no reseeding after the tournament starts. There are no auto bids for conference champions, no auto bids for Groups of five, and no maximum or minimum for conferences. Play quality opponents and win to get in…
All conferences play the same number of conference games.
Bowl games stay in existence.
Team roster of 105 scholarship players and a developmental and injury squad of 15-20 players. IE, walk-ons but can not dress unless called up. Injured players stay on scholarship, and walk-ons are at their expense.
JUCO players have 2-4 years of eligibility. Time spent at the JUCO starts the clock of eligibility.
A commissioner or similar person is voted in office for a 6 year term. They have no affiliation with any university. Persons are then hired to head up different departments to oversee recruiting, transfer portal, on-field rules, playoffs, and NIL distributions. This governing body will have teeth and force compliance—penalties to repeat offenders.
High School players sign a 3 year contract with colleges. This allows the players to develop and the universities to recoup their costs. After this time, they can sign a new contract with any team for one or two years. Red shirts will still be allowed, and this leaves the players a chance to play elsewhere. Keep the same recruiting rules that are on the books.
Transfer Portal: Opens and closes in the summer. This keeps the teams intact for bowl games and spring development. If a team reaches out to a player or his agent before entering, the guilty team pays a fine, and the monies collected will go to an academic scholarship fund. You can enter the portal at the end of your third year and then yearly, depending on your contract. If the head coach or position coach leaves, you can enter the portal but must sign a 2-year contract with your new team.
NIL- There will be a cap on what the teams can pay. If they exceed that amount, they pay a sharp penalty in addition to the amount over the cap. The monies collected go to the academic scholarship fund. The schools are in control of distribution.
Conference championship games are eliminated. Use whatever system you want to declare a champion or make the conferences smaller. These are nothing but a money grab.
16 team playoff. The first three rounds are played on campuses. The games begin after the season ends.
Week zero possible bye week
Week one winners advance, and losing teams get bids to major bowls.
Week two winners advance and the losing team gets 10 extra practices for development. No bowl game participation.
Week three winners advance and the loser goes home
Week four is a bye week
Week five National Championship at predetermined site.
A committee selects the 16-team field and seeds them. Higher-seed teams play at home. There is no reseeding after the tournament starts. There are no auto bids for conference champions, no auto bids for Groups of five, and no maximum or minimum for conferences. Play quality opponents and win to get in…
All conferences play the same number of conference games.
Bowl games stay in existence.
Team roster of 105 scholarship players and a developmental and injury squad of 15-20 players. IE, walk-ons but can not dress unless called up. Injured players stay on scholarship, and walk-ons are at their expense.
JUCO players have 2-4 years of eligibility. Time spent at the JUCO starts the clock of eligibility.
