A significant shift in the landscape of college sports is underway as the SEC and Big Ten, through their collaboration known as 'Power 2', are reportedly taking steps to reshape the future of the NCAA. Discussions suggest that a new framework is being considered that would require a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and a salary cap, transforming players into employees to avoid antitrust violations. This move is seen as a response to the current uncertainties in player procurement and enforcement, as well as the impending reality of pay-for-play. A joint advisory group has been formed to spearhead this change, indicating a move towards revenue sharing and a more centralized model of governance. There is speculation that the next step could involve the appointment of a national college commissioner, with Greg Sankey as a potential candidate.
NCAA is on the clock. https://t.co/RZuSq1rnkr
Times are a changin. https://t.co/Opq5ZO43cm
Good morning everyone. Let’s see what today brings. Sounds like we already got some sort of Alliance between the Big Ten and SEC. https://t.co/NvJw3pE71g
It's just an advisory group, but definitely notable that the "Power 2" are teaming up to maybe/possibly start remaking college sports. https://t.co/sywTmlC6Dr
You've been waiting for the day the NCAA was unofficially killed. Today is the day. The SEC and Big Ten just (unofficially) let you know - they're going to be the ones to decide what college sports' future looks like https://t.co/0oomGsqb2J
Babe, wake up. The new alliance is here. https://t.co/XcLhPWIX6T
Finally. https://t.co/ENOVROaNji
Interesting development. We’ll see how far — and in what form — this Power 2 axis advances. https://t.co/0tZwDQyJWT
Nearly everyone I've talked to since covering college sports biz since June 2022 has said the conferences will be the ones to create change and move the model to revenue sharing, etc. This is the first step. https://t.co/3mYoWEZHzF
Had to happen. This is as much about current CFB player procurement and enforcement uncertainty, as it is looming pay for play reality. https://t.co/QbuwHRae8x
The Joint Advisory Group doesn’t have the same ring to it as The Alliance did. https://t.co/zHwy6Ph7Ju
So it begins. https://t.co/QAdAAuCo6a
Fine. We will save this sport. https://t.co/BZRUKUGNL6
NCAA is finished. https://t.co/UqcMnZQV2K
In the most college sports thing ever, the two big-money conferences have decided to reshape the landscape by… forming a committee. (But yeah, feel free to say Power 2 now.) https://t.co/8LbFXHYbPE
Big news here, the SEC and the Big Ten are essentially taking control of college sports. Next step should be a national college commissioner. And it should be Greg Sankey. https://t.co/NRUsFfFHIp
Power 2 collaborating to change college sports as we know it. It has begun. https://t.co/3rA4L4EwpU
The NCAA is finished. The new college framework requires a CBA & a salary cap. Players will have to become employees. It’s the only solution that makes sense. Everything else is an antitrust violation: https://t.co/axTWkRN2ga