The Clemson Tigers, with a 13-0 record and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff, are perched atop the college football world. Their dream season has produced priceless exposure for the university and a multimillion-dollar playoff payout for the Atlantic Coast Conference, of which the Tigers are a member.
Now, a group with strong Clemson ties wants to make sure the next wave of players is paid for its efforts. And the group’s members think they can do it without breaking N.C.A.A. rules.
The answer to the riddle of putting money in the hands of amateur student-athletes, who according to the N.