The longtime executive made it clear the “wild, wild west world” of name, image and likeness payments and the explosion of the transfer portal have caused near-irreparable harm to college sports.

Ohio State remains in line to be the top seed in the College Football Playoff. In the penultimate rankings released by the selection committee on Dec. 2, it was again No. 1 over Indiana, the only other undefeated team left in the Football Bowl Subdivision after Texas A&M was upset by Texas.