Colorado and Syracuse tried to break some ground this spring, discussing a potential intersquad scrimmage in place of the traditional spring game, before the NCAA denied their request. Had the two sides been allowed to play, at least one other Power 4 conference coach was playing close attention, and even had an ideal opponent in mind.
Illinois's Bret Bielema says he reached out to his former boss, North Carolina's Bill Belichick, about a potential scrimmage in the event of an NCAA rule change.
