President Donald Trump has announced a college sports commission that will be co-chaired by Nick Saban. This commission is set to revolutionize not just college football for the SEC and Big Ten but every sport at every level across the country.
Saban will be joined by Texas Tech University Board of Regents Chairman Cody Campbell, who not only played for the Red Raiders from 2001-2004, but has experience with several of Trump's political allies.
"Campbell, the chairman of Texas Tech Board of Regents, hosted Vice President JD Vance at a Fort Worth Luncheon in September during the run-up to the presidential election. He's connected in the state's Republican politics and is an appointee of Texas Governor Greg Abbott to the Texas Tech Board of Regents. Campbell has made multiple six-figure donations to Abbott, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and the Republican national committee," CBS Sports' Brandon Marcello and Richard Johnson wrote.
Cody Campbell does not want to expand NIL for others, but gladly spends it on his Texas Tech Red Raiders
This is where things get dicey with Campbell.
The former Red Raider gladly spends money on his team using NIL, proudly telling CBS Sports that "We should be the most talented team in the Big 12 this year" about a roster he spent $10 million on in the transfer portal.
Campbell wants to cut it for other teams, though.
"If we completely professionalize college sports, further extract and further concentrate the excess revenue provided by football and men's basketball, college athletics will disappear for the majority of the Americans who have enjoyed and benefited from it for generations," Campbell wrote on April 14 for the Federalist.
Rules for thee but not for me. It's not a popular thing to implement, but Campbell has been around politicians long enough to know how the system works, and clearly, he has no issue exploiting it before changing the rules for the rest.