As recently as three weeks ago, the Miami Hurricanes appeared to be a shoo-in for the 12-team College Football Playoff. They were off to a 5-0 start, had three wins over ranked teams at the time of the matchup and looked like one of college football’s more complete teams in a season filled with parity.

No. 7 Ole Miss returns home Saturday to face South Carolina, as the Gamecocks seek to end a three-game skid against ranked foes.

Jemele Hill believes that the NIL system has improved the state of college football after big wins by Vanderbilt and Indiana.

The transfer portal and NIL money have helped level the playing field across college football. The result is the type of parity that makes the NFL must-see TV with the competition tighter than ever, especially in the Power Four conferences.