The changes rippling through college football in the past two years have been impossible to ignore, but what has often been overlooked amid the upheaval is the people driving that change.
ESPN looked at 10 key areas where the sport is in flux, and we identified 11 of the biggest power brokers, influencers and advocates driving those changes. We asked each of them about the current state of college football, the issues that brought us here and what the future might look like as the sport continues to evolve.
Jump to: Realignment | Governance | NIL From realignment to playoff expansion, no one in college sports has wielded more influence than SEC commissioner Greg Sankey.
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Diversity | Mental health | Culture changeRealignment and future of superconferences: Greg Sankey, SEC commissioner