The future of NIL and paying college football players (02/23)

The Cover 3 crew talks NIL, paying players and the future of college football. First, analyzing what went wrong with College Football Playoff expansion efforts (1:00) and the latest from Arizona State with its star quarterback entering the transfer portal and an NCAA investigation ongoing (17:30). Then it’s on to the future of player compensation in college football (29:25), with a specific look at the value of the scholarship (40:00), the cost of a recruiting class in the current NIL era (53:00) and whether the NCAA will roll back any of the NIL rules after its review this spring.  Cover 3 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Watch Cover 3 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cover3 Follow our hosts on Twitter: @Chip_Patterson, @TomFornelli, @DannyKanell, @BudElliott3 For more college football coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices