"Syracuse athletics director John Wildhack is the latest voice calling for serious reforms in college football, including a holistic rethinking of the calendar, collective bargaining with athletes, and consolidation of TV media rights in order to build a sustainable future. Wildhack told ESPN he believes it's imperative for college sports -- and football, in particular -- to embrace the current moment as a chance to make wholesale changes to address ongoing issues like the transfer portal, in-season coaching departures, player eligibility and revenue gaps."
""We have a tendency to look at things as a one-off, and we need to look at the sport holistically," Wildhack said. "When you're in a moment when you have that popularity and the support from the fans, you have to build on it and make it better." Wildhack, a former ESPN executive who's served as AD at Syracuse since 2016, said the sport's popularity should not be an excuse to continue avoiding addressing key issues but rather an endorsement for finding solutions now."
College football faces structural challenges requiring holistic change, including calendar rethinking, collective bargaining for athletes, and consolidation of television media rights to create a sustainable future. Ongoing issues include the transfer portal, in-season coaching departures, player eligibility complexities, and widening revenue gaps between programs. Coaches at the AFCA convention unanimously supported a redshirt eligibility adjustment allowing players appearing in fewer than nine games to retain a redshirt. A subcommittee of coaches and athletics directors privately met to discuss calendar reforms with a focus on progress rather than perfection. Popularity and fan support present an opportunity to implement comprehensive, long-term solutions.
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