The House v. NCAA settlement's approval signaled numerous changes in college football, one of which was the creation of the College Sports Commission, which will serve as the sport's new governing body.
Penn State head coach James Franklin recently went on the Triple Option podcast with Rob Stone, Urban Meyer, and Mark Ingram to share his thoughts on the change.
"The challenge in the old NCAA structure was that Penn State had a vote, Ohio State had a vote—and so did an FCS or smaller Division I-AA program," Franklin said. "We were all treated the same when we clearly aren’t. That made it difficult to get rules passed that made sense for major programs. Now, we’re moving toward a structure that better reflects the realities of major college football, and I think we’re close to achieving that."
Franklin expressed further excitement for how the CSC will be able to enforce the rules, which is an issue the NCAA has long had.
“This is going to be completely different from what we’ve all experienced,” Franklin explained. “The CSC is going to have subpoena power. They’re going to act, and they’re going to act swiftly. It’s not going to be like it was with the NCAA—where investigations dragged on for two years, and the coach who committed the violation was gone while the next coach, like myself, had to deal with the consequences. This time, decisions will be made quickly and decisively.”
The CSC will officially become active on July 1 with CEO Bryan Seeley, formerly of MLB.