It was announced last week that the Big Ten and SEC would be partnering to create an “advisory group.” According to talking points, the advisory group wants to address the College Football Playoff (CFP), name, image and likeness (NIL) rules, and the not insubstantial amount of lawsuits facing college athletics - not the least of which (House v. NCAA) alleges that former athletes were unduly damaged by not having NIL during their time in college.
So, on the face of it, it would appear that the two top conferences are trying to hunker down and weather any financial and legal storms, before coming up with a more concrete set of rules to cover NIL and the CFP moving forward.