Clay Travis sits down with Texas Tech Regent & Double Eagle co-founder Cody Campbell for a candid, long-form breakdown of where college athletics is headed — and how to save it. We cover NIL’s real impact ($63M raised at Tech), the House v. NCAA settlement and the $20.5M cap, why Olympic & women’s sports are at risk, media rights fixes, and what a sane governance model could look like. Plus: Mike Leach memories, Art Briles, building and selling $15B+ in oil & gas ventures, and why football still matters for American culture.
If you care about college football’s next 5–20 years, this one’s for you.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
03:12 Cody’s Texas Tech roots & early memories
05:24 Recruiting + Mike Leach (stories & lessons)
09:41 NFL stint & Art Briles / Texas HS spread revolution
13:10 Why football matters for boys, families & towns
16:13 Injury ruins NFL career
19:05 Entering oil & gas; founding Double Eagle
28:06 From business to Board of Regents; OU/UT shock
29:32 NIL & Alston; building Tex...
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