few of them MIGHT have somewhere to go. No definitive deals have been announced for any, including UO and UW, no matter how deserving the schools. There are good reasons for broadcast groups and other major conferences to have those teams either without a conference or in a G5.

There woul be a higher level of decent teams that could be scheduled in a slot at any week during the season with no better matchup. Think ESPN and BYU's independent schedule. Money Games for teams that are good to schedule for several games even though they'd be an overall drag if they were being paid at a full conference membership level.

Some teams would be willing to indefinitely take a partial conference payment because it was more than the WAC or any other conference.

NIL isn't the only big change coming to college football.