The College Football Federalist Papers

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Paper No. 7
Why a lawful system requires defined representation for athletes—and how collective bargaining or its equivalent can reconcile control with consent.
Paper No. 6
Why antitrust law makes the current system unsustainable—and why only a collectively bargained framework can provide durable rules.
Paper No. 5
Why today’s system rewards revenue but erodes control—and why institutions must act before the next system is shaped without them.
Paper No. 4
Why meaningful reform must account for existing contracts, incentives, and institutional constraints—and how a new system could emerge alongside the…
Paper No. 3
On the limits of unstructured freedom and the case for a more stable and enforceable system for college athletes.
About This Series
An ongoing series examining how college football should be governed in the NIL era, building toward a constitutional framework for the sport’s future.
Paper No. 2
The Authority Problem: Why recent court rulings, NIL enforcement failures, and antitrust law have stripped the NCAA of real governing authority.
Paper No. 1
The Secession Argument: Why the current structure of college football is no longer viable—and why a new governing framework is necessary.
A Preamble to the College Football Federalist Papers
"Why has government been instituted at all?
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