Headline after headline during the offseason spoke to the same reality for college football: millions of dollars are headed directly into the pockets of players and only programs that can nimbly recalibrate and replenish their resources will succeed.<\/p>\n
Now, with preseason camps winding down and opening kickoffs approaching, a different reality hits: the more things change, the more they stay the same.<\/p>\n
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