Curt Cignetti is sounding the alarm about the current state of college football, as Indiana’s national champion coach is casting doubt on the long-term viability of the NIL market.
“The market is pretty expensive. Scary. Scary,” Cignetti told Colin McMahon of The Hoosier On3 on Thursday. “I think players should get paid, but something is going to have to be done in the next 12-24 months, or universities aren’t going to be able to handle this. College football won’t exist the way we’re going right now.”
Cignetti’s comments came shortly after the announcement of the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act, co-sponsored by Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell. The legislation would offer the NCAA anti-trust protections to limit transfers and help cap NIL spending.