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Private Equity Firm Has Met With Athletic Directors to Pitch College Football Super League

A private equity firm has met with power conference athletic directors to discuss potential super league. | William McLelland-Imagn Images

A private equity firm led by former Disney executives has met with more than 25 power conference athletic directors to discuss "Project Rudy," a proposal for a college football super league, according to a report from Ross Dellenger of Yahoo.

At the core of the proposal from private equity firm Smash Capital is a plan to incorporate the four power conferences in a 70-team structure that would expand the postseason, modify scheduling, tier revenue distribution and infuse as much as $9 billion in private capital cash for the schools involved in the super league.

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