Nick Saban may have thought he had retired from college football earlier this year, but now his name has been suggested as the “obvious choice” to lead a new alliance if football leaves the NCAA. There is.
Saban is the perfect candidate to be college football's new commissioner, at least according to Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin.
“I think one of the most important things we can do is invite the commissioner of college football, who wakes up every morning and goes to bed every night, to make the decisions that are best for college football,” Franklin said. said Sunday on ESPN.
“If we made that decision, I think Nick Saban would be the obvious choice. Now, Nick will probably call me tonight and say, 'Don't do this,' but I think he's the obvious choice. I think so, right?'' he added.
Talk has been going on for years about college football separating from the NCAA and creating a new organization to govern itself. However, recently it seems to have become more serious.
Franklin went on to talk about some of the issues facing college football.
God forbid we talk about academics, right? ” Franklin continued. “It used to be that every conversation would start with an academic, but that's becoming less and less common. Maybe I'm old-school and traditionalist, but I still believe in this model. This is the problem. I thought I'd make some recommendations, but I think one of the most important things we can do is get a college football commissioner.”
SMU head coach Rhett Lashley said one of the biggest problems coaches have is the transfer portal, which can deplete players even during bowl season.
“I feel so bad for our kids and kids across the country,” Lashley said. said Tuesday on ESPN. “There's no other sport where you get free agency during the season. It's sad. It's terrible. You've heard the story of their backup quarterback saying, 'I don't have a choice.' That's wrong. That's not acceptable. That's no good. He shouldn't have to make that decision.”
“The really simple thing is, there's no transfer portal in December. That's the really simple answer and it solves all the problems. Why on earth would you want your kids to 'transfer or play in the playoffs?' Should I be in a position where I have to make a decision? Should I transfer or should I play a bowl game?” People are attacking our roster and trying to take people off our roster, but we're trying to focus on the playoffs. Yeah, it's that simple – we're going to go into the transfer portal in December. You don't have to have it. Let's go to spring.”
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