This might portend the end of my following college football...

[Piscis]

They are no longer even pretending college football is an amateur sport.

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

Court ruling allowed players who weren't drafted a 5th year of eligibility.


https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/several-nfl-players-granted-restraining-100135198.html

 

[Piscis]

Court ruling allowed players who weren't drafted a 5th year of eligibility.


https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/several-nfl-players-granted-restraining-100135198.html

These guys actually played in the NFL.

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

These guys actually played in the NFL.

Technically yes, but just a preseason game (and not a whole one at that) , and had only signed a preseason contract.
I believe this ruling currently applies to 16 players.

 

[Piscis]

Technically yes, but just a preseason game (and not a whole one at that) , and had only signed a preseason contract.
I believe this ruling currently applies to 16 players.

They still played professional football and were paid to do it. I can sort of see the truly undrafted players who never played a down of any kind for an NFL team having another year of eligibility. Guys that get paid to play NFL football should not be allowed to return to college football.

I wonder how the "academics" are going to work? Can they reenroll at a school as a freshman? What will the acceptance requirements be?

 

[18IsTheMan]

They still played professional football and were paid to do it. I can sort of see the truly undrafted players who never played a down of any kind for an NFL team having another year of eligibility. Guys that get paid to play NFL football should not be allowed to return to college football.

I wonder how the "academics" are going to work? Can they reenroll at a school as a freshman? What will the acceptance requirements be?

This is what many of us on here (maybe you as well) have predicted for a while now: that players who were drafted (or undrafted) but only ever made the practice squad or similar would get to return to college ball.

Yes, this player only played in a preseason game, and briefly at that, but he played in an NFL game.

This simply cracks the door for the future.

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

They still played professional football and were paid to do it. I can sort of see the truly undrafted players who never played a down of any kind for an NFL team having another year of eligibility. Guys that get paid to play NFL football should not be allowed to return to college football.

I wonder how the "academics" are going to work? Can they reenroll at a school as a freshman? What will the acceptance requirements be?

I don't know about Freshman, maybe they can give them an internship at a driving range.

 

[gamecock stock]

They are no longer even pretending college football is an amateur sport.

I can't say that I have or will stop following college football. But, I'm clearly past the point of caring how things flow. To me, that's sad. I post on this site because I genuinely like everyone on this site and consider people here as "friends", if that's possible "on-line". I don't agree with everyone here on everything sports-wise, Gamecock-wise, political-wise, etc. But so what? I don't agree with family members on everything. As Spurrier would say, "It is what it is".

 

[atl-cock]

They still played professional football and were paid to do it. I can sort of see the truly undrafted players who never played a down of any kind for an NFL team having another year of eligibility. Guys that get paid to play NFL football should not be allowed to return to college football.

I wonder how the "academics" are going to work? Can they reenroll at a school as a freshman? What will the acceptance requirements be?

I agree with you, and extend that to any professional league, e.g., UFL, CFL, etc.

 

[kidrobinski]

After the players (Pinnock et al) we’ve had whose entrance was delayed while the ncaa pretended to evaluate them, I find this disgusting.

 

[Uscg1984]

If we can sign professional players from European leagues to play for the Gamecocks in basketball, I really don't see how you can exclude NFL players. It's all crazy, I know, but what's the difference?

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

If we can sign professional players from European leagues to play for the Gamecocks in basketball, I really don't see how you can exclude NFL players. It's all crazy, I know, but what's the difference?

 

[LazyIslander]

I think these players are in a unique position. At the time of them entering the NFL, they did not have any college eligibility left. But due to policy changes since then, they now have an additional year.
This shouldn’t be an ongoing issue after this season.

 

[Lurker123]

I think these players are in a unique position. At the time of them entering the NFL, they did not have any college eligibility left. But due to policy changes since then, they now have an additional year.
This shouldn’t be an ongoing issue after this season.

I would normally agree. I see that happening here. What concerns me is that we never take a step, then return to normal. We seem to take that step, think this it, then take another step towards lunacy.