What happens when college football players can make more money by staying in school than by entering the NFL?

Steven Godfrey, college football journalist and co-host of Yahoo’s College Football Enquirer, examines the financial incentives reshaping college football. He discusses NIL deals, transfer rules, eligibility loopholes, and why former NFL players attempting to return to college football could test the sport’s limits.

Godfrey also breaks down the Big Ten and SEC, coaching pressure at USC and Michigan, conference depth, playoff paths, and why Notre Dame and Ohio State stand out in the national championship picture.

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