Why Kirk Herbstreit says Nick Saban is college football's final hope

Key Highlights

• The conference commissioner remain focused on regional interests rather than the sport as a whole.“I think right now, we’re still legislating the sport as if it were the 1980s,” Herbstreit said.
• He noted that bowl centric traditional thinking no longer reflects reality in the CFP era.
• Team aren't happy just to be offered a postseason spot.
• Player opt out, and in Notre Dame case this past season, it's not good enough without a playoff berth. According to Herbstreit, college football lacks a centralized authority capable of rising above conference politics and self-interest.
• It's a void he believes can only be filled by Nick Saban. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“My only hope is Nick Saban, truly,” Herbstreit said, pushing back on the idea that Saban’s perspective is shaped solely by his long tenure at Alabama.