![John Bazemore FILE - Georgia head coach Kirby Smart watches a play during the first half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game against Alabama in Atlanta, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. It doesn’t seem like the most earth-shattering of the upcoming changes in college sports, but Southeastern Conference football coaches are bracing for the impact of a potential downsizing of rosters around the NCAA. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a75601fe84c744ab8781b7f278e77d78/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Georgia head coach Kirby Smart watches a play during the first half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game against Alabama in Atlanta, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. It doesn’t seem like the most earth-shattering of the upcoming changes in college sports, but Southeastern Conference football coaches are bracing for the impact of a potential downsizing of rosters around the NCAA. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
![Phelan M. Ebenhack FILE -Duke head coach Mike Elko walks along the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Florida State, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. It doesn’t seem like the most earth-shattering of the upcoming changes in college sports, but Southeastern Conference football coaches are bracing for the impact of a potential downsizing of rosters around the NCAA. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cdf057a0243b4428802407a8fbb77572/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE -Duke head coach Mike Elko walks along the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Florida State, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. It doesn’t seem like the most earth-shattering of the upcoming changes in college sports, but Southeastern Conference football coaches are bracing for the impact of a potential downsizing of rosters around the NCAA. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
![Jason Getz FILE - Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall (14), left, takes the snap from Auburn center Reese Dismukes (50) as the Auburn offense operates against Missouri on the SEC logo during the first half of Auburn's 59-42 win over Missouri in the SEC Championship at the Georgia Dome, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Atlanta, Ga. Southeastern Conference and Pac-12 officials are expected to provide the final approval of a $2.8 billion plan that will settle antitrust claims and set the stage for college athletes to start sharing the billions of dollars flowing to their schools. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jason Getz, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6320688cd49c4ca0bd4dda1feda5ea67/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall (14), left, takes the snap from Auburn center Reese Dismukes (50) as the Auburn offense operates against Missouri on the SEC logo during the first half of Auburn's 59-42 win over Missouri in the SEC Championship at the Georgia Dome, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, in Atlanta, Ga. Southeastern Conference and Pac-12 officials are expected to provide the final approval of a $2.8 billion plan that will settle antitrust claims and set the stage for college athletes to start sharing the billions of dollars flowing to their schools. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jason Getz, File)
![John Bazemore FILE - Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks during SEC football media days, July 18, 2022, in Atlanta. The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/228659b839e24510a75c640d7f857b05/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey speaks during SEC football media days, July 18, 2022, in Atlanta. The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims,a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start directing millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)