Kirk Herbstreit Believes NCAA Has Lost Power Due to NIL

ESPN College Football analyst isn't a fan of the new NIL landscape

While NIL deals have changed the college football landscape and can be looked at as a positive, Kirk Herbstreit believes that the NCAA has lost its control.

Herbstreit, a former Ohio State quarterback and current analyst for ESPN, knows the college game better than anyone.

A federal judge barred the NCAA from enforcing NIL rules to recruit athletes in Tennessee and Virginia over earlier in February. 

The NCAA said it fully supports student-athletes making money and will continue to provide stability for the future of all college athletes.

Herbstreit, however, believes they've lost all of its power with the new landscape. He had the following to say on OutKick's "Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich."

"I feel like the NCAA has lost any power whatsoever in college football," he said.

Herbstreit added that he wouldn't be surprised if conferences continued to break up and potentially break away from the NCAA.

He suggests that the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, and Big 12 should go create one big conference. Either way, these athletes would likely be compensated and there would be confusion.

Most importantly, these athletes are finally getting paid for all of the work they put in while being NCAA student-athletes. Despite the many that are against NIL deals, this money can help provide for these student-athletes and their families, something they should've been able to do many years ago.

With all of this still being relatively new, there will be things to figure out. The NCAA will likely make changes one day and NIL deals will make more sense to everyone.