Kirk Herbstreit Tells OutKick Big 10, SEC Should Overtake NCAA In College Football Governance
With each passing day, the NCAA loses more and more control over college athletics. The emergence of NIL sped up a process that had been in motion for years. ESPN college football expert Kirk Herbstreit joined OutKick's Dan Dakich and suggested the SEC and Big 10 join forces to create a new governing body.
Perhaps the idea of an entire governing body for all college sports is an outdated concept. That's something Herbstreit hinted at while discussing the topic.
On Monday's "Don't At Me With Dan Dakich," Herbstreit outlined his plan for the two leagues to create a new power structure for college football.
"[SEC Commissioner] Greg Sankey, [Big Ten Commissioner] Tony Petitti, those guys … seem to kind of run this sport and the other commissioners I feel like are in alignment," Herbstreit said.
ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit walks his dog, Ben, before the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship game at NRG Stadium.
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"I feel like the NCAA has lost any power whatsoever in college football," he continued. Herbstreit then said that once the major conferences settle on all the schools that they're going to let in, they need to band together and create their own league.
"I think they should go form their own world, create their own governing body," he said. "Get one voice, one commissioner, instead of everybody having to get in agreement … Imagine the NFL if they had commissioners for each division."
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It's an interesting thought and, ultimately, where college football is probably headed. The NCAA has nothing to do with the College Football Playoff and the Commissioners seem to hold all the power.
The bigger complication comes with a sport like college basketball. The NCAA does run both the men's and women's NCAA March Madness tournament, obviously. It's really the last piece of power that they truly hold.
Expect them to try to leverage that for as long as possible. As the NCAA slowly fades into oblivion, the new world for college sports could be upon us very, very soon.