Nothing less than the future of college sports is being hashed this week out in conference rooms spread throughout a sprawling seaside resort in Florida.
These are the Southeastern Conference's annual spring meetings - a gathering of school presidents, athletic directors and coaches. It might be argued that the 2025 affair carries more weight than it ever has.
Among the topics are the future of the College Football Playoff , the SEC's own schedule, the transfer portal and the NCAA itself. All are influenced by the fate of a multibillion-dollar lawsuit settlement that hovers over almost every corner of college athletics.
As a reminder of what's at stake, a handful of football coaches detailed the uncertainties they faced with the start of practice closing in, one of which is still not knowing how many players they'll be able to suit up for the upcoming season.
"It's challenging when you're trying to figure out what you can do for football camp on July 30th, when we really don't have much of a resolution of what that's going to look like," Texas AM coach Mike Elko said.