Forbes’ Karen Weaver cites the Knight Commission’s December 2020 proposal to create a new governing structure for the sport of FBS Football.
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University leaders need to consider their future in FBS football. While the pie is getting bigger and bigger when it comes to revenues, the bulk is likely to flow toward four super-conferences, where the week-in, week-out attention will be focused. Is it worth it to continue to maintain FBS membership? If, as the Knight Commission proposes, college football should break away completely from the NCAA, can these same leaders advocate for a losing strategy of guarantee games and the hopes of jumping from ESPN+ to ESPN2?