Conference championship weekend has arrived in college football and with it has come the one thing every coach preaches against on a near daily basis: distractions.
More media appearances, more attention around town, more external focus on the team when more is on the line, more travel and more of, well, everything. That’s the nature of this unique week on the calendar when trophies and legacies are on the line but one which has been heightened in 2025 by the presence of something else.
