College football stayed very much in the news throughout the offseason, with details emerging almost weekly about changes in the way the sport works, both on and off the field.

With the kickoff of the 2025 campaign less than a week away, here's a quick cheat sheet on all that's changed (and also what hasn't):

How come players are getting paid now?

This has been developing for decades. It’s rooted in a handful of lawsuits in which players sued to be able to profit from their name, image and likenesses — say, for instance, on the covers of a video game or the back of a team jerseys.

Starting this season, the schools themselves will be able to pay the players directly for using their NIL, which further blurs the line between amateur and professionalism.

What still isn’t allowed is “pay f

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