06-08-2025
With One Colossal Mistake, the NCAA Lost Control of College Football
Ever since it was founded over a century ago to organize college football, the NCAA has grown into the central authority for running—and policing—all of college sports. And for most of that time, despite bumps in the road, it has kept that authority.
But a radical shift is under way. A handful of athletic conferences, built around football giants, is in the process of seizing power.