The national championship was a bellwether of what college football should expect in the future. Southern football dominance is ending. Two northern schools played for the championship and this reflects the first year that NIL funds and the transfer portal have strongly effected rosters. Players that would be forced to sit on the bench for three years at southern schools are quickly transferring to northern schools. NIL funds make the "good 'ol boy" pay schemes down south moot and created an equal playing field for teams willing to pay. Even Nick Saban can see this and has moved on. Last year he was complaining about it, this year he is gone. I guess the south has to get used to an even playing field.