On this edition of The Clay Travis Show, Clay asks a fundamental question about the state of college athletics: What exactly is a college athlete anymore?

With players transferring repeatedly, quarterbacks commanding millions of dollars, eligibility battles ending up in court and even an NFL player potentially returning to college football after participating in Cleveland Browns training camp, Clay argues that college sports have drifted too far from their original purpose. He lays out his solution, including limiting transfers, restoring meaning to conference rivalries and putting education back at the center of college athletics.

Clay also weighs in on Enes Kanter Freedom's dispute with the WNBA, including Kanter's demands for answers after being removed from a game and the larger controversy surrounding league policies.

Then, following the death of Dolly Parton, Clay celebrates her remarkable legacy — especially the hundreds of millions of books distributed through her Imagination Library — and reveals his Tennessee Mount Rushmore: Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Andrew Jackson and Davy Crockett.

Plus, Clay discusses the historic Meta social media settlement, the Lindsay Clancy case, why he believes Florida, Tennessee and Texas are America's best long-term bets, and reflects on the decision 12 years ago to walk away from local sports radio after receiving an offer he believed undervalued him — a gamble that ultimately changed his career.