The reason they do not is because at 18, very few are physically mature enough to play in the NFL without needing a body bag. It is generally good that they cannot go directly into the NFL. That and it is a free minor league system for the NFL.
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If 18-year-old players were eligible, there would be entrants and teams that would draft them. They might not play right away, but they would be drafted. It's pure conjecture, even if it's logical and reasonable, to say that they're not physically mature enough. It would depend on the player and the position.
The fact that college football is a de facto minor league for the NFL does NOT benefit the players whatsoever. They do not earn anything in college (at least they're not supposed to!) for their performance and they risk injury without compensation.
One would think that the kind of kid that NU tries to recruit - high achievers in the classroom and on the field - would see that the road to the NFL is not any easier by playing for dOSU or any more difficult playing for NU. You may have a better chance of playing in front of large national audiences, but the scouts will find you no matter what.
Again it doesn't matter as they're still better off than if they didn't go to OSU. We're not talking about a kid who had a 3.5 GPA in a college prep program at a suburban school. On his application he can write down "some college". Once again, if the only option for such a student was to qualify for NU, he would have to put down "no college" on that same application.
Taking a critical view, that doesn't absolve the possibility and perception of OSU neglecting these kids academic needs and exploiting them for their football skills. College athletic programs have lost huge lawsuits for floating those sorts of excuses and defenses in court cases (see: Georgia).
Talk about throwing a scud. Not sure if you are trying to be the first one right here or if you somehow has inside info the coaches don't even have, but going out on this limb doesn't prove either.
Maybe he is just a little drunk and depressed. 10:35. Friday night and all he has to do is send a negative critic thought.
Not the way you're describing it. I'm referring to the lawsuit in the early '80's brought against Georgia by a dismissed instructor where UGA's opening argument was essentially "they can't graduate, but are we doing anything wrong by taking garbagemen and turning them into postal workers?"
Question : This sort of situation is not uncommon with the factory programs, but how often does this sort of situation occur at Stanford? I.e. a player that Stanford really wants subsequently gets an offer from, say, Alabama or OSU and then , in effect, re-opens his recruiting? ( I would not, BTW, put Kain Colter in this category. Colter wanted to play a position that the Cardinal did not recruit him for )
In other words, is this sort of situation something we simply need to get used to as NU improves its recruiting and will not be mitigated even if the program matures to the point where Fitz produces consistent , sustainable excellent results on the field year in and year out ( eg, starts to win the West every so often ...)?
PS Some weeks ago, someone on the Board referenced the Netflix original " Last Chance U." Has anyone watched this documentary? Poignant and worth watching IMO.
In other words, is this sort of situation something we simply need to get used to as NU improves its recruiting and will not be mitigated even if the program matures to the point where Fitz produces consistent , sustainable excellent results on the field year in and year out ( eg, starts to win the West every so often ...)?
PS Some weeks ago, someone on the Board referenced the Netflix original " Last Chance U." Has anyone watched this documentary? Poignant and worth watching IMO.