Rich Rodriguez talks guardrails in college athletics
West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez believes that college football has made some strides when it comes to putting some guardrails in place with the House Settlement.
That was necessary because of the state of college football, given the transfer portal and name, image and likeness deals that made roster construction difficult.
“It was just a mess. And nobody knew how to really solve it right away. But it’s a lot better now with the cap and rev share but there’s still a lot of work to do,” he said.
Rodriguez doesn’t believe that some of the issues can be addressed without congressional help but it’s certainly much better than it was prior to the Settlement.
“College athletes and college football is such a great entity. It’s kind of hard to screw it up but we did everything we could the last four to five years to try to do it,” he said.
But one thing that Rodriguez is hoping for is that when the time comes for change that the people in charge include the key players at all levels.
“My hope is that the coaches and the athletic directors and the commissioners are at the forefront of making decisions that are best for college football than somebody that’s not done this for a lifetime,” Rodriguez said.
Still, even with the challenges, Rodriguez understands that being a college coach is a privilege.
“We can complain about it as coaches, but hell, it’s still a pretty good gig. You know what I mean? These are good jobs. You know, there’s a lot tougher jobs than being a college football coach,” he said.
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