Swinney is right, education isn't important in college football anymore
Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney has made the news after the most recent early signing period, but not for the class of prospects he and his staff signed. During his signing day press conference, Swinney remarked on the current state of Division I football, the transfer portal and name, image, likeness (NIL) deals. "It's chaos right now. Tampering galore," he said. "Adults manipulating young men. Education is like the last thing now." And, he is right. Division I college football, and the NCAA as a whole, have put a priority on business and making money for its college athletics over education. So you will be happy to hear that Swinney has bucked the trend of college coaches and had his contract filled with incentives tied to his teams academic performances. On top of his $8.3 million salary for 2021, which will increase to $10 million per year in 2027 and 2028, he will get addition money for graduation rates, team GPA and retention. And it also puts a