The future of college sports has been a hot topic in recent days, especially considering the SEC spring meetings taking place in Florida. LSU athletic director Scott Woodward isn’t particularly optimistic about a positive future for college sports.
The meetings will discuss the future of the College Football Playoff, the schedule of the SEC, the transfer portal, and the NCAA itself. All are influenced by the fate of an expensive lawsuit settlement that lingers around every corner of college athletics.
LSU Director Worries About the Future of College Sports
Woodward has expressed his concerns regarding the future of college athletics. His concerns are not just football or basketball related, but athletics as a whole in this era of NIL and the transfer portal.
“I do have grave concerns about where this is going & what’s going to happen even within our conference & even within the Power 4,” Woodward said. “Where & how does this thing (evolve) & what do we turn into?
LSU AD Scott Woodward on uncertainty in college athletics: “I do have grave concerns about where this is going & what’s going to happen even w/in our conference & even w/in the Power 4. Where & how does this thing evolutionize & what do we turn into?”
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While Woodward’s concerns are about college sports in general, the college football world has been in some sort of chaos in recent weeks, with a power tussle among the conferences and the new playoff format for after 2025 yet to be determined.
According to Yahoo Sports, the SEC decision on the future format of the College Football Playoff, if it comes at all, will not only remake the sport’s postseason but perhaps reshape the college sports landscape in perpetuity.
Also, their idea on the future of NCAA governance could be the next step in a long-predicted break from the association.
Seeds of discord have been sown among the four power conferences as the two most valuable leagues, the SEC and Big Ten, try to assert their authority over the CFP format.
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The Big Ten and SEC are two leagues that have financially and intentionally separated themselves from the others. They support a 16-team playoff format that grants each conference four automatic qualifiers, twice as many as reserved for the ACC and Big 12, which have two each. A decision that naturally doesn’t sit well with the ACC and Big 12.
Negotiations will continue, and it will be in everybody’s best interest to find a resolution suitable for all parties.
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