Virginia Tech in top tier of initial proposed college football super league

In this current state of college sports, it feels like realignment will never, ever go away. It’s a hot-button topic that fans get energized about. Florida State and Clemson have made it well known that they would like to leave the ACC and after the ending last Friday night at Miami, a lot of Virginia Tech fans would like to see the Hokies leave as well.

A group of sports and business leaders released a proposal for a “College Football Student League” that would include 72 power schools and 64 other schools in what would be considered a “Group of 8.” Virginia Tech was mentioned as one of the 72 power schools.

Virginia Tech football named in top tier of proposed super league

In the proposed league that would only be used for football, the Hokies would be in the East with Boston College, Maryland, Navy, Notre Dame, and Virginia in the six-team league. Football-wise, this would be a nice fit for the Hokies and would bring a good rivalry with Maryland.

According to The Athletic, a group of advisors for the “CSFL” is known as “College Sports Tomorrow” which is a collection of industry leaders in business and sports as well as university presidents and athletic directors. One of its members is Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslem.

“Historically, the beauty of college football has been how many schools around the country were competing for the championship,” Haslam said in a statement. “We need to bring college football back to the broad, national model of its golden years in a system which fosters more competitive balance.”

This is just a proposal and is a long way, a very long way, from even considered to become reality. It would have to go through the NCAA and its schools, which could become a potential roadblock. 

The good thing about this is it regionalizes the schools and creates more a rivalry atmosphere. They would still have their ACC rivalries with BC and Virginia while getting yearly battles with Notre Dame.

Again, this is just a proposal, and who knows if it even gains any traction going forward, but after last week’s ending down in Miami and the current state of the ACC, Hokies’ fans would likely be in favor of this. It’s certainly something to ponder given the current state of college sports and more importantly, college football.