Engel: Thanks to the SEC and Big Ten, college sports is doomed for showdown with Washington

Hill: SEC flexing its muscles, but other conferences must fight back

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is using the league’s leverage for a consolidation of money and power, a cycle that can’t continue for the future of college sports.

Engel: Thanks to the SEC and Big Ten, college sports is doomed for showdown with Washington

ARLINGTON, Texas — For more than a year, the most powerful man in major college athletics has told people privately that his desire is for the ACC and the Big 12 to remain exactly where they are, intact, and a part of the current major conference model. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey wants the Arizona States, Kansas States, TCUs and Stanfords to be a part of big-time college football. The vibrant cultures and traditions of these schools give colle…