Would Gophers be left out of a college football ‘super league?’

One of the biggest rumors buzzing around college football these days is the potential creation of a “super league” of top programs nationwide.

An initial step toward this sort of consolidation came when the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences became more hegemonic in 2024, growing to 18 and 16 schools, respectively.

As a result, the Big XII and Atlantic Coast conferences gobbled up other schools, while the Pac-12 turned into a shell of itself.

Instead of a “Power Five” set of conferences, it’s now a “Power Four.” But this gossip is well beyond that.

One industry source told the Pioneer Press in September that one idea is to have a 32- or 48-team division at some point in the future. TV executives are believed to be driving this effort, but a current lack of leadership at the top of th