Michigan's Kyle Whittingham has a bold idea to save college football

Notably, Whittingham is not the only coach who is suggesting this route.

TCU's Sonny Dykes recently made a similar case, so you know this idea is working its way across group chats amongst college football coaches, and it may be gaining steam.

Would the NFL get on board? With how invested the league is in expanding its brand internationally, commissioner Roger Goodell probably has better things to do than help the NCAA fix this mess.

Kyle Whittingham likes the idea of a super conference to fix college football

One of the Power Four conferences could take things into its own hands, or perhaps do so in tandem with another. 

The SEC has been posturing to "break away" from the NCAA, and there's little doubt the Big Ten would quickly follow.

“It’s a reality, no doubt,” Whittingham said of the idea of the SEC becoming its own entity. 

The Michigan head coach also believes the idea could work.

“If you had a super conference that breaks away and has their own commissioner and runs it, again, almost (like) a carbon copy of what’s going on in the NFL, then I think you have a chance," he said.

Ultimately, Whittingham and the rest of the coaches who are planning on sticking around college football see what's happening and realize that the sport is heading down a one-way street towards disaster.

There may no longer be an option to turn around, but the super conference idea could be a way out — as long as it is well thought out.

“There’s got to be guardrails, there’s got to be some ability to get control of the thing, because NIL is going up 20-30-40% a year, and it can’t continue that way, Whittingham said. "It’s not sustainable.”