I cannot stress to you enough how unsubstantiated this rumor is.
This rumor was relayed to me by a professor at Bowling Green State University.
That professor may or may not be a direct relative of mine.
But that’s what a rumor is.
Athlon Sports- Programs like Cincinnati, Northwestern, Iowa State, Purdue and UCLA are also showing interest.
Obviously, “feeder school” could mean a lot of things.
Imagine if the likes of Bowling Green and Ohio State could launch the same, or similar offense/defense.
On the surface, it sounds like a fantastic career path for a college football player.
That example is the extreme.
How much trust would Ohio Statereallyhave in Eddie George and Bowling Green?
On the macro level, this idea makes sense.
If you play well, I can help get you there."
Maybe that’s all it is to start.
Maybe that’s all it ever would be.
It seems like this could be the natural progression of the transfer portal.
Somewhere along the line things are going to have to change.
At least I would hope so.
Right now, college football is the Wild West.
It’s bad for the sport.
It’s bad for the teams.
It’s bad for player development.
It’s bad for everything except the player’s bottom line.
And in some cases, it might even be bad for that.
Kids are making regrettable decisions left and right.
At the end of the day, teams and players alike are going to make the selfish decision.
But something that resembles a feeder program-esque relationship could add a little bit of structure.
I really do think there’s something here.
With a little structure as there is right now, I’m not sure it could work.
Personally, I think it’d be a welcome development into a world of complete chaos.
I can also see a world where this just leads to more backstabbing, and even more chaos.
But I’d love to see someone give it a shot.
Maybe Ohio State and Bowling Green will be the ones to do it.
I can always hope.
