By next season, when college football’s more professionalized era arrives, the historic powerhouses like Ohio State and Texas stand to lose both their decades-long inherent recruiting advantage (their historical brand) and the financial edge they used in this unruly, booster-fueled NIL Era: Donor cash.

Now is the time to set ambitious yet achievable goals for online learning, grounded in strategic planning and data-driven decision-making.

As demographic data for traditional-aged college students continues to trend downward, institutions must realize that taking care of the "some college, no degree population" is the gateway to stabilizing enrollment.