It seems like half of the articles I write these days revolve around everything that is wrong with college athletics. With the implementation of the transfer portal and NIL, college football has become the embodiment of Thunderdome. There are no rules.
Most teams still abide by a loose collection of suggestions, but any true guardrails were obliterated with the payment of players.
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