Notre Dame AD calls state of college football 'a complete disaster’

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Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick did not mince words when discussing the current state of college football. 

Joining "The Dan Patrick Show" on Wednesday, Swarbrick was asked to sum up what has recently occurred in college football. 

Athletic director Jack Swarbrick during the Notre Dame Blue-Gold Spring Football Game on April 23, 2022, in South Bend, Indiana. (Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"A complete disaster," Swarbrick said. 

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"I wish I knew," Swarbrick said when asked how college football got into its current situation. "Everybody in the industry has to take responsibility here. I’m not excluding myself from that. I think the decision-making lost its way in terms of the focus on the student-athlete and what’s primarily best for them. But we are where we are. We have to try and make it work." 

The world of college athletics was completely shaken up at the beginning of August when the Pac-12 crumbled, losing five additional teams to the Big Ten and Big 12 on top of the departures of Colorado, USC and UCLA. 

All that remains of the storied conference is Washington State, Oregon State, Stanford and California. 

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California Golden Bears tight end Jake Tonges runs the ball against Stanford Cardinal on Nov. 20, 2021, at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. (Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Swarbrick made it clear Wednesday that finding a conference for Cal and Stanford was a priority. 

"We’ve been pretty vocal in the past month about we need to find a