LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – College football has already seen many changes in a relatively short time.<\/p>\n
From the launch of the College Football Playoff in 2014, to the transfer portal in 2018 and athletes starting to make money off their name, image and likeness in 2022.<\/p>\n
Those changes, however, have created other issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s broken because we\u2019re stuck in what\u2019s tradition versus like being proactive,\u201d Texas Tech head football coach Joey McGuire said.<\/p>\n
The 2025-2026 season will conclude January 19, but the transfer portal opened on New Year\u2019s Day. McGuire has been outspoken about what needs to change moving forward and suggests starting the season earlier would be beneficial.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you look at the days, we should have a national champion on January 1 and it would be really easy to do,\u201d McGuire said. \u201cWith 12 teams, 16 teams and the portal opening on the 2nd.\u201d<\/p>\n
In order to pull this off, it likely means shuffling bowl games. McGuire believes moving those games to week one would create a great atmosphere for the sport. That\u2019s a sentiment shared by 2011 Heisman winner Robert Griffin lll.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat it does is it turns it almost into what college basketball is where you have these tournaments in the beginning of the season that become the bowl games,\u201d Griffin said. \u201cNow you can have that big time matchup of Texas vs. Ohio State and it\u2019s the Sugar Bowl and it\u2019s the first game of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Perhaps the biggest talking point is changing the College Football Playoff. McGuire says adding at least four more teams would get rid of some fan frustration across the country.<\/p>\n
Much has also been made about the transfer portal. With it opening in the middle of postseason action, it\u2019s forcing universities to check in on recruits while important games are taking place.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m probably sending them texts every day of like, I see something on social media that this guy is announcing,\u201d McGuire said, \u201cso we\u2019re watching film on him if we haven\u2019t already watched him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban has proposed moving the portal window to the middle of the offseason in May, but as Oregon head coach Dan Lanning expressed, finding potential players doesn\u2019t necessarily set you up for success.<\/p>\n
\u201cCollege football is about adapting,\u201d Lanning said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of teams that take people out of the portal, right? There\u2019s not a lot of teams that necessarily have that success.\u201d<\/p>\n
As this season draws to a close, the upcoming off season could mark a major turning point in college football, and many within it are hoping these potential changes can create a big step in the right direction.<\/p>\n
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