A new college football season is underway, and it promises to be different from any that came before.

For the first time, schools are legally paying players, thanks to the House v. NCAA settlement finalized in June. High-level Division I schools can spend up to $20.5 million per year on their athletes, allocated across all of their varsity sports.

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Of course, much of that money will go toward football.

The culmination of schools and conferences gaining control over their own television rights has also created a new world in which college football is a minor league, with coaches, executives and now players earning sums similar to – or even exceeding – what they would receive from the NFL.

This influx of cash has changed every aspect of the sport, but much of it remains

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