Per a report from Jon Rothstein of College Hoops Today, the NCAA is considering a rule change that would grant all student-athletes five years of eligibility.
It seems like the NCAA is trying to accelerate it's own demise. It used to be a league for real students to compete in while they were in school. Now it's turning into a pro league.
The NCAA is the biggest source of revenue for many athletes after all these changes. Those on top football and basketball teams with no chance at NFL/NBA are earning more money with NIL deals than they will in any career after college.
As another poster pointed out in the other thread, the ncaa is simply trying to get out ahead of what will ultimately happen which will be unlimited eligibility --->unless congress passes carve out laws for college sports.
The courts continue to rule in favor of student athletes when it comes to earning money. And for some limiting eligibility will be limiting earning power.
Why have eligibility limits at all at this point? It's straight up professional athletics anyway, so why limit the length of an athlete's career? If a quarterback can make a nice living playing "college" football for 15 years, playing for 15 different teams as he bounces from one NIL deal to the next, why not? He's making more than he'd make graduating and sitting in a cubicle.
Why have roster limits either? If you're going to let them stay forever, let more people compete and create more local competitions so that you can have a much of developmental squads to go with the travel squads (do the same at the hs level to combat the obesity issue that comes up with the massive roster cuts that start around age 13)).
Why have roster limits either? If you're going to let them stay forever, let more people compete and create more local competitions so that you can have a much of developmental squads to go with the travel squads (do the same at the hs level to combat the obesity issue that comes up with the massive roster cuts that start around age 13)).
Who pays for that, the student?
17 roster spots with 4 scholarships costs the same no matter the ages of the athletes.
How soon will this take effect if it were to actually happen? I just ended my eligibility this fall at a D1 school, but I’d be granted eligibility for this spring if true. The ruling would have to be pretty timely for me.
How soon will this take effect if it were to actually happen? I just ended my eligibility this fall at a D1 school, but I’d be granted eligibility for this spring if true. The ruling would have to be pretty timely for me.
Just sue the NCAA. Why should they limit the number of years you can run in college and earn money. It’s illegal.
How soon will this take effect if it were to actually happen? I just ended my eligibility this fall at a D1 school, but I’d be granted eligibility for this spring if true. The ruling would have to be pretty timely for me.
Just sue the NCAA. Why should they limit the number of years you can run in college and earn money. It’s illegal.
This^. It's going to happen. Doesn't mean it's a good thing for college athletics overall but it's going to happen as things currently stand.
Why have eligibility limits at all at this point? It's straight up professional athletics anyway, so why limit the length of an athlete's career? If a quarterback can make a nice living playing "college" football for 15 years, playing for 15 different teams as he bounces from one NIL deal to the next, why not? He's making more than he'd make graduating and sitting in a cubicle.
As far as football goes, the best are going to want to move on to the “big show” and will continue to go pro after 3 years.
Many good teams have only a guy or two headed to the draft out of 125 players on the team. So yes the very best go pro but 98% get a free degree and some are earning additional money.
