College football 2021: NCAA reforms and pandemic recovery

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, Texas and Oklahoma fans fill the Cotton Bowl during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Dallas. In 2021, college football will attempt to return to normal after a season roiled by the pandemic while also adapting to a new paradigm in which the athletes have more power than ever before. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2018, file photo, a Notre Dame leprechaun mascot leads the team onto the field before an NCAA football game against Michigan in South Bend, Ind. In 2021, college football will attempt to return to normal after a season roiled by the pandemic while also adapting to a new paradigm in which the athletes have more power than ever before. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2020, file photo, cardboard cutouts of fans sit in the south stands before an NCAA college football game between Penn State and Ohio State in State College, Pa. In 2021, college football will attempt to return to normal after a season roiled by the pandemic while also adapting to a new paradigm in which the athletes have more power than ever before. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo, California student equipment manager Will O'Connor removes equipment from Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash., after the NCAA college football game between Washington State and California was canceled because of a case of COVID-19 on the Cal team. In 2021, college football will attempt to return to normal after a season roiled by the pandemic while also adapting to a new paradigm in which the athletes have more power than ever before. (AP Photo/Young Kwak, File)