If Notre Dame wanted to join the Big 10 the AAU excuse would go out the window real fast.AAU membership is their first inclusion requirement. In the Big 12 that means KU and ISU.
Although, let's see how this plays out if the government starts making everybody pay taxes.I don’t disagree with that, yet this is moving away from “student athletes “ with the portal, NIL deals and you know that profit sharing can not be far behind.
College football is moving toward the business/money making model that I doubt that they will need to even attend classes. Come to camp, play, get paid and leave after 4 seasons or whenever you want.