Transfer portal, early signing period, bowl prep, and the coaching carousel. Somehow, college football has set up all of those major events to occur during December. That seems inefficient.
In many ways, the current model does not seem sustainable for college football. There is no real reason to have to make the majority of your personnel decisions in three weeks before Christmas, but here we are.
There seems to be buzz building within the industry to make some adjustments. Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops is one of those who would like to see some alterations to the college football calendar.