There is not as much tradition left as you might think, and each year or two there's less.
Some how one professional league is not good enough for some, and to make things professional you will need to eliminate more of the tradition. The same tradition that made college football one of the greatest games in this country.
From what i understand the universities don't want to make these players employees, some (I wonder what that number really is) obviously don't want to be students.
By removing this off the college campuses elevates the damages to the tradition obstacles that concern you have, and allows all the major corporations to buy a team in each state.....
Problem solved