That's an indicator that it is already dying. Going full pro would be the nail in the coffin. That's when it becomes the USFL.
How? It is fully pro now but the player's salaries are being paid by boosters instead of the university. Do you think people are going to say, "That’s it, I was fine with boosters paying these guys but now that the universities are paying them instead, I'm out."
College football cant be stopped. Its popularity is massive.