Eli Drinkwitz calls out college footballs identity crisis as CFP expansion buries tradition

An ever-changing landscape that has seen college athletics shift towards a more pay-for-play system as if that wasn’t the case before NIL arrived on the scene has led to a number of changes within the sport of football.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.CFP REACTION: ALABAMA FEELS THE LOVE, INDIANA GETS THE SHAFT AND BIG 12 GETS RELIEF AS COMMITTEE CONFUSES USWhether that be the amount of players who are now chasing playing time and the biggest paycheck through the transfer portal or the expansion of a college football playoff that is only three years into its current form of 12 teams, it's clear that conferences across the country are doing their best to hold on for dear life during these times of economic questions.Sure, nobody is crying for these head coaches that are bringing home multi-million-dollar checks on a yearly basis, with buyouts that have become even more outrageous over the years.But, no matter what you think of the economics encompassing a head coach, it doesn’t mean they are wrong when voicing their opinions on the current state of college athletics.One of those current conversations incapsulating the sport of football centers around the elimination of the conference championship games, thanks to the CFP expanding to 24 teams."Why are we associated with conferences anymore if we’re not playing for a conference championship?" Drinkwitz asked."I mean, if the point now is just to be playing into the seat of 24, are we just doing it for scheduling affiliation? And if we’re just doing it for scheduling affiliation, are we, is there a reason to be flying all the way across the country to play games from a national perspective?"I think that’s where this conversation is going to end up leading to."COLLEGE FOOTBALL SELLS ANOTHER PIECE OF ITS SOUL WITH CFP OFFICIALLY EX...