# SEC SQUAD - The SEC may BREAKAWAY from the NCAA | How this affects Alabama

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Podcast: [Locked On Bama - Daily Podcast On Alabama Crimson Tide Football & Basketball](https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-bama-daily-podcast-on-alabama-crimson-tide-football-basketball-884453)
Published: 2026-05-21T21:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

SEC and Big Ten eye seismic shift—could college football’s future leave the NCAA behind? As rumors intensify about a possible breakaway, the SEC Squad dissects the rising power struggle, looming super conferences, and the staggering revenue gaps shaping the landscape. With Texas, Ohio State, Alabama, and Georgia dominating NIL deals, is traditional college sports on borrowed time? Debates heat up around potential salary caps, third-party NIL chaos, and the fierce push for a 24-team College Football Playoff. The squad weighs the impact of playoff expansion, threats to bowl games, and the economic bonanza of home-field playoff matches for towns like Fayetteville and Oxford. Will the SEC champion football’s next era, or does media rights wrangling put true change out of reach? Tune in for instant reactions to every high-stakes development across SEC territory.

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