​Chase Daniel has taken aim at Lane Kiffin as the LSU coach remains at the center of college football’s latest roster dispute. Daniel argued the controversy exposes a larger problem with an amateur system operating increasingly like professional sports.Daniel shared his comments from the SEC Nation broadcast on X, in which he said, “It’s just another example of college football trying to operate in a professional environment.”“These are not professionals. This is not the NFL,” he said, pointing to the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement as the key difference between the two systems.“We have something called the CBA, Collective Bargaining Agreement, where there are set rules and regulations, and standards, and expectations,” Daniel said, pointing out that College football doesn’t have that.MORE: Paul Finebaum warns of dire consequences if LSU, ‘child’ Lane Kiffin continue dramaThe controversy centers on LSU’s effort to bring former NFL players Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris back to college. The SEC challenged the move, creating an unusual legal fight between the conference and one of its members.Daniel also questioned whether Kiffin would ultimately follow through. “Lane Kiffin is ALL bark and no bite,” he wrote in his X caption. He added that “college football can’t operate in a professional environment without professional rules.”Chase Daniel sees a College Football system without clear rulesBaton Rouge, LA, USA; LSU president Wade Rousse, left, LSU new head coach Lane Kiffin and LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry stand together at South Stadium Club at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)Daniel’s strongest criticism focused on college football’s structure. “There are no set rules. It’s still the wild, wild west,” he said during the broadcast, while adding, “That’s why I have a real problem with where college football is headed, because we’re trying to mix it. Either make them professionals, or make them amateurs, and it’s another issue of the NCAA, not being able to lay the hammer down on Lane Kiffin.”That argument carries weight because programs now operate around NIL, transfers, eligibility lawsuits, and increasingly complex roster decisions. Yet the programs remain governed by rules that lack the unified labor structure found in professional leagues.Daniel has already shared a solution, saying, “The only real way to fix this? A CBA and a clear set of rules that everyone has to follow.”MORE: Deion Sanders, Colorado football team give classy gesture after stunning Georgia TechLSU has ultimately held Wright and Harris off its active roster, ending the immediate confrontation without resolving the broader issue. Still, Kiffin must prepare players while his program faces off-field questions and a possible SEC punishment. That uncertainty can affect preparation and locker-room focus.Daniel believes Kiffin