"Perhaps the biggest news from Media Days is that SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey confirmed that internal discussions about the SEC potentially breaking away from the NCAA are genuine. When asked directly whether the breakaway talk was real or simply a negotiating tactic, Sankey didn’t hedge. “They’re real,” he said. “I do not believe that is a leverage point. I think that’s just honest communication.” The broader frustration, as Sankey framed it, is a growing sense that the NCAA is simply not equipped to govern college athletics in its current form. Whether a breakaway ever actually happens is another matter, but the fact that the top man in the conference is saying it out loud is significant."
