"Revamping the Bowl Season: Lessons from FSU's Orange Bowl Upset"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Tampa Bay Times
The Orange Bowl debacle, where Georgia trounced a depleted Florida State team 63-3, has sparked discussions on how to fix the college football bowl season. Proposed solutions include providing full insurance policies for draft-eligible players, offering NIL packages, moving non-playoff bowls to spring or Week Zero, adjusting the transfer portal calendar, implementing revenue sharing, giving players contracts, and the radical idea of eliminating the "college" aspect of college athletics. These ideas aim to address the issues of player opt-outs, the transfer portal's impact on team rosters, and the overall relevance of bowl games.