Can you feel it?As football teams hit the practice field this week for the start of fall camp, the anticipation builds for what is to come in just 25 days after a majority of the headlines over the past seven months have centered around the future.NCAA ROCKED BY COLORADO JUDGE'S 2022 CLASS ELIGIBILITY RULING THAT COULD RESHAPE COLLEGE SPORTS THIS YEARThe expansion of the College Football Playoff.Congressional leaders trying to garner enough from SEC and Big Ten leaders to pass legislation that will have major ramifications on the future of college athletics.
Court cases involving athletes who feel they were wronged by the NCAA installing a new 5-for-5 eligibility rule that gives athletes five years to play five seasons in all sports.Bundle all of this together and we once again had an offseason that did not center around what was going to take place on the football field this year.Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti watches during warm ups before the College Football Playoff national championship game between Miami and Indiana, Monday, Jan.19, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Florida.
(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)I am not implying that what is taking place off the field is not important, far from it.The NCAA put itself in this spot, and it's having to spend an insane amount of money to defend their decisions in courtrooms across the country.What I am saying is that the average fan who just wants to cheer on their team, or call into their local postgame show to unload on whomever is coaching their favorite squad after a loss, is tired of hearing about the everyday noise that has overtaken the offseason.And guess what? I don't blame them one bit.
In reality, I agree with them.We spent college football media days clamoring over the future of college athletics and how much money it's going to take in hopes of competing for a national championship.At the end of the day, fans that pay for tickets, parking, memorabilia, food, hotels and gas just want to sit in their seats to cheer ...