NCAA tries to make some rules

[18IsTheMan]

Attempting to come down a bit on tampering and transferring outside the portal. Penalties include: head coach suspended from recruiting and on-field activities for the first 6 games of the season, a fine of 20% of the football budget, loss of 5 roster spots.

NCAA committee recommends stiff penalties for college football teams that try to circumvent transfer portal

This is the first year of a single transfer portal window in college football

www.cbssports.com

The penalties are too stiff, particularly the fine of 20% of the football budget. I agree in principle, but it'll never pass legal challenge. For one, they want to keep players from transferring outside the transfer portal, but the DOJ has already indicated they would side with the player being able to transfer as freely as any other student.

 

[3USC1801]

Not that I think it will produce immediate results but I found this mildly interesting:

Sources: Trump, college leaders to tackle issues at roundtable

Conference commissioners are expected to join sports celebrities and dignitaries on March 6 in a roundtable discussion with President Donald Trump about the future of college athletics, sources said.

www.espn.com

 

[18IsTheMan]

Nothing good can come from Adam Silver as part of a committee.

 

[3USC1801]

Also, in a related matter, things are heating up in regards to NIL and transferring:

"Despite the clear contractual obligation to do so, and despite his ability to pay, Sorsby still has not paid the University the $1 million in liquidated damages he agreed to pay," the lawsuit said. "Sorsby has benefited greatly by the NIL agreement he entered into with the University, along with the University's sustained efforts to promote him and help establish him as a top collegiate quarterback. Now, the University seeks to enforce its rights under that same agreement and to recover the amount Sorsby is contractually obligated to pay."

Cincinnati sues Sorsby over $1M exit fee after Texas Tech transfer

Cincinnati is suing former quarterback Brendan Sorsby, alleging he breached his NIL contract with the Bearcats by refusing to pay a $1 million exit fee following his transfer to Texas Tech.

www.espn.com

 

[3USC1801]

Nothing good can come from Adam Silver as part of a committee.

You have a point. . . He did go to Duke. . . .

 

[18IsTheMan]

I assume any "fixes" for college football entail additional monetization and professionalization.