“We shouldn't be the NFL. We're something different. We're something that's special.”
On The Dan Patrick Show, called a super league a 'horrible mistake' that would make college football a compromised small version of the NFL.
Pete Bevacqua
- Role(s) as quoted
- Notre Dame athletic director
- Person type
- School administrators
- Entries
- 2 (Oct 20, 2025 to Mar 6, 2026)
- Topics
- Structure: super league & divisions (1) NFL relationship & draft (1) Pay, NIL & revenue sharing (1) Governance & legislation (1)
In the Ideas index
- 2. Power 4 breakaway, super league or separate top division (Opponents or critics)
- 6. A federal law, national NIL standard or antitrust protection (Supporters)
All entries (oldest first)
“I think we're coming to a point where we're going to be at no return if we don't get our act together and try to speak with one voice and solve this.”
Bevacqua said college football drives nearly every decision in college sports. If regulation with real consequences fails, he proposed requiring schools to reinvest a percentage of football and basketball spending into their Olympic sports.