Jim Nagy, Senior Bowl executive director, says 'something needs to be done' with bowl system

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Forty-two bowl games have been played since Dec. 16, and one more remains: the National Championship.

However, it goes without saying that the bowl season has lost its luster in recent years.

More and more players are opting out of bowl games, whether it is to protect themselves for the NFL Draft, realignment forcing traditional bowl game matchups to be a thing in the past or other reasons.

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A general view of the football field and signage before the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl between the Mississippi Rebels and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Dec. 30, 2023 in Atlanta. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

More than two dozen Florida State players did not play in the Orange Bowl this past weekend - some were prepping for the Draft, some may have been protesting over being snubbed out of the playoff, and, because there is a playoff, some probably just found it pointless; they lost to Georgia, 63-3.

Bowl season is not what it used to be, and Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy knows it.

"What these games have basically become is glorified spring ball," he said on OutKick's "Hot Mic" on Tuesday. "You're almost getting a foreshadowing of next season."

Nagy says he has seen some wild ideas to save bowl season.

"I've seen maybe move them to the spring, that's interesting. I've heard about move them to Week 0 so you get some really cool head-to-head matchups to start the year. I don't know. I don't know what the answer is," he said.

A general view of Georgia Bulldogs and Florida State Seminoles helmets on the field before the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on