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The seismic shift to revenue sharing is enough to occupy us plenty in the here and now, and everyone at Clemson (not just Dabo Swinney) seems more than ready for it because it does remove a lot of the murkiness and shadiness from the recruiting and retention process.

So on Monday, a federal judge granted preliminary approval to the terms of the antitrust settlement that eliminates restrictions on schools directly paying players. A final hearing to approve the deal is scheduled for April.

If all goes according to plan, schools next year will be allowed to pay players to a certain cap limit -- reportedly expected to start at just above $20 million per school.

In our second feature of the day at Tigerillustrated.com, we have much more on this development.

WHEELS ARE FINALLY IN MOTION (For subscribers-only)

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