CBS Sports senior writer Dennis Dodd joins Coach to discuss the tectonic shifts in college football, specifically focusing on the financial and structural future of the NCAA. Dodd highlights the significant impact of the House v. NCAA settlement, noting that the association is facing billions in back-pay damages, which could potentially bankrupt the organization and lead to a model where schools directly pay athletes. The conversation explores the increasing influence of the Big Ten and SEC, with Dodd suggesting that these "super-conferences" are moving toward a private equity-backed model or a separate "super league" to consolidate power and revenue. Matthews and Dodd also touch upon the challenges of the transfer portal and NIL, mentioning how players like Mendoza (who moved from Cal to Indiana) exemplify the new era of player mobility. Finally, the segment reflects on the pressure facing coaches to adapt to this "pay-for-play" reality, where traditional amateurism has been replaced by a professionalized system requiring sophisticated financial management at the university level.

CBS Sports senior writer Dennis Dodd joins Coach to discuss the tectonic shifts in college football, specifically focusing on the financial and structural future of the NCAA. Dodd highlights the significant impact of the House v. NCAA settlement, noting that the association is facing billions in back-pay damages, which could potentially bankrupt the organization and lead to a model where schools directly pay athletes. The conversation explores the increasing influence of the Big Ten and SEC, with Dodd suggesting that these "super-conferences" are moving toward a private equity-backed model or a separate "super league" to consolidate power and revenue. Matthews and Dodd also touch upon the challenges of the transfer portal and NIL, mentioning how players like Mendoza (who moved from Cal to Indiana) exemplify the new era of player mobility. Finally, the segment reflects on the pressure facing coaches to adapt to this "pay-for-play" reality, where traditional amateurism has been replaced by a professionalized system requiring sophisticated financial management at the university level.

Not many analysts in the midsouth have as much football expertise as Doug Mathews brings to the microphone every Saturday morning. It’s Forklift System’s Football Saturday on 104-5 The Zone.

Mathews, best known for his 10 seasons as Running Backs Coach and Defensive Coordinator for the University of Tennessee, tells it like it is and lets you take show where you want to go every weekend.

Forklift Systems Football Saturday covers all the big games across the nation, including all the action within the Southeastern Conference. It’s the perfect preview before you catch your favorite team play Saturday afternoon. Featuring long-time college football writer Tony Barnhart and NFL analyst Charles Davis.