Inside the SEC’s high-stakes Destin showdown over CFP expansion, NIL and a possible NCAA breakaway

Amid thousands of vacationers roaming the Hilton Sandestin Resort over Memorial Day weekend, some of the most powerful figures in college athletics will head into town for meetings behind closed doors to debate the future of the SEC — and potentially the future of college sports itself.

While families shuffle between the indoor pool and the white-sand beaches of Florida’s Gulf Coast, SEC coaches, athletic directors, university presidents and commissioner Greg Sankey will spend the week discussing the growing chaos surrounding NIL...