College Football’s Money Shift and the Trust Test for U.S. Fans

College Football’s Money Shift and the Trust Test for U.S. Fans

College football has always been about more than Saturdays. It is local pride, television inventory, campus identity, recruiting theater, and, increasingly, a public argument about who benefits when the sport gets richer. The new financial era sharpens that argument. Athlete compensation, expanded postseason access, media money, conference realignment, and sports wagering all now sit inside the same fan experience. A supporter can watch a rivalr…