Sanders came with evidence to back up his claims as well, in the form of the 2024 College Football Playoffs. The brand-new 12-team format was packed with some of the most expensive rosters in all of college football, where Ohio State, which notoriously spent upwards of $20 million on its roster, ended up walking away with the national championship.

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders called for college football administrators to adopt a salary cap structure similar to the NFL.

Asked by ESPN’s Matt Barrie about the current state of the NIL landscape, Sanders said that the playing field was simply too uneven, with different schools having the money to overspend on players who might not prove worth the money.