Something is happening in college football that makes you go, “Hmm, have not seen that one before.”
I’m not talking head-scratching oddities, like fans paying $25 to pose for a photograph with Brutus Buckeye during Ohio State games. This is more impacting, having to do with culture change. It centers on player empowerment, including individuals sitting out bowl games to avoid injury and improve their NFL draft status.
Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey announced on Monday he would skip the Sun Bowl on Dec. 30 against North Carolina, choosing to concentrate on preparing for the draft — this after LSU running back Leonard Fournette revealed on Friday that he would not play in the Citrus Bowl on Dec.