Overview
- Yahoo Sports reports the NCAA Football Oversight Committee, led by Georgia AD Josh Brooks and Buffalo AD Mark Alnutt, is conducting a broad review and could propose changes as soon as next week’s AFCA convention.
- SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has floated eliminating the December early signing period, with signing shifting back to February or mid‑February.
- Options under discussion include starting the regular season a week earlier, adjusting the CFP schedule, pushing back the transfer portal window, and adding Spring and Summer access periods.
- Nick Saban has urged an NFL‑style separation of the season from coach and player movement so teams can finish together without rushed hiring or recruiting pressures.
- Florida’s Jon Sumrall advocates moving the season and playoff earlier to wrap closer to January 1, and he credits Ole Miss’s NIL and revenue‑share approach with helping retain players during portal turbulence.