Maybe OP, despite the article being about college football, was considering how the realignment might affect athletes in other sports? For college football, it

Maybe OP, despite the article being about college football, was considering how the realignment might affect athletes in other sports? For college football, it’s only ~12 games a season and they typically are played at or near the weekend. But for many other sports, the schedule is heavier and played throughout the week. I believe, as maybe OP did, the college football realignment (along with its many other faults) will potentially more detrimental to the athletes in other sports.