Playoff expansion has now become a reality, with the NCAA
football leaders finally agreeing to expand the current playoff system to
include four teams. The announcement has
sparked speculation of the enormity of the TV dollars that will be associated
with the playoff. No one doubts that
there will be a lot of money thrown at the playoff, but these figures have also
reignited the conversation about paying football players and potentially other
athletes competing in the “revenue generating” sports. Paying only the players should not be the
topic, but instead the focus should be on the bigger picture issue of using
this money to make a college education more affordable for everyone.
