Cal GM Ron Rivera foresees college football ‘mega conference’ similar to NFL

August 12, 2025

By Jake Curtis, California Golden Bears on SI: Cal’s immediate concern is naming a quarterback for its August 30 opener at Oregon State, but Cal general manager Ron Rivera gave his thoughts on the future structure of college football during an interview on KNBR radio on Tuesday.

Because of the expenses involved in travel and revenue-sharing with the players, Rivera sees college football developing into one huge conference with regionalized groupings of teams, similar to the NFL. Obviously Rivera is familiar with the NFL model since he was an NFL head coach for 13 seasons. The idea of a superconference has been floated before.

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Cal GM Ron Rivera Foresees College ‘Mega Conference’ Similar to NFL

Cal’s immediate concern is naming a quarterback for its August 30 opener at Oregon State, but Cal general manager Ron Rivera gave his thoughts on the future str

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