Off the field, college football is almost always threatened by storm clouds. On the field, it remains unbeaten.
The 2022 college offseason was defined by coaches yelling about stressful and exhausting recruiting calendars and the hand-wringing associated with players making loads of money from NIL deals and collectives. (We also had our annual late-summer conference realignment lightning bolt in USC and UCLA leaving for the Big Ten.) Everything was changing! Players were making money! Would things change on the field?
Nope. The 2022 season was an absolute delight.
This summer, we've again been inundated by talks of existential threats amid Congressional hearings, and NIL seems to be playing an even larger role in recruiting and transfers whether it's supposed to or not.