Federal Judge: Division II years don't count toward Division I eligibility

[phoenix4nu]

"Judge William Conley granted the injunction based on his belief that the NCAA’s rules for granting waivers should be broader because of the name, image and likeness money on the line for college athletes. Fourqurean testified that he could make 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' in NIL sponsorship this season after making a total of $50,000 the past two years at Wisconsin."

The NCAA filed an appeal of the decision on Friday.

Wisconsin cornerback's eligibility back in doubt after NCAA appeal

 

[Charlie Marlow]

I think players that played for $#!++y coaches at a DI school should also get to keep their eligibility for all those lost years as well. Or at least get compensated for lost earnings potential.

 

[RBigredMax]

30 year olds playing college.

 

[Bugeater]

Who is he to judge?

 

[king_kong_]

Ha

Awesome

 

[baseball31ne]

Making “semi-pro” football at the college level.

 

[PeliniTheCrutch]

Is FCS next?

JFC…

 

[iROOT4nu]

Go JUCO 3 years then DII for 3 years then be ready for 4+ years of D1.

 

[HuskerJag]

I think players that played for $#!++y coaches at a DI school should also get to keep their eligibility for all those lost years as well. Or at least get compensated for lost earnings potential.

The Scott Frost rule.

 

[oldjar07]

This is getting ridiculous. Just erase all eligibility limits besides being enrolled at the school.

 

[jteten]

Just nuts. Until appropriate guard rails are put in place, just let em play for as long as a school wants to pay dudes to be there. Hell, let guys that washed out in the nfl just re-enroll. F it. Common sense is being skewed and rewritten more every day. We live in a post fact world, so why stop at anything?

 

[CameronKrazie86]

Permanent eligibility is 100% coming.

 

[cruelhalo]

I think players that played for $#!++y coaches at a DI school should also get to keep their eligibility for all those lost years as well. Or at least get compensated for lost earnings potential.

Former Nebraska players could fill several rosters.

 

[SomedayHusker]

We’ll be in this Wild West era of NIL for at least 2-3 more years while we see all the ridiculous kind of guard rails need to be put in.

 

[Dean Pope]

This is getting ridiculous. Just erase all eligibility limits besides being enrolled at the school.

Why even have any rules at this point? Next thing is to have kids play on more than one team in the same season. Or how about suing if you aren't getting enough playing time?

 

[cavalot]

We’ll be in this Wild West era of NIL for at least 2-3 more years while we see all the ridiculous kind of guard rails need to be put in.

We live in a new country where the guard rails are the last thing people want to see apparently. FAFO. Anything goes and rules do not apply!

 

[Husker.Wed.]

HMMM - These judges seem to have something in common:

Judge William Conley, athletes deserve unlimited eligibility.

Judge John McConnell, blocks implementation of federal funding freeze

Judge Beryl Howell, orders release of confidential Trump investigation files

Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales, stops deportation of criminal gang members to Guantanamo Bay

 

[headcard]

So does that mean our 23 year old NAIA transfer QB is now a RS Freshman?

 

[huskerfan66]

So does that mean our 23 year old NAIA transfer QB is now a RS Freshman?

Would be my guess

 

[huskerfan66]

Let's get that Nigel dude kicker from the Replacements

 

[mgbreis]

It's gonna take leadership from B1G and SEC schools AND cooperation from the majority of athletes. Soon there will be about 100 HS seniors that get recruited each year, everyone else can FO because the schools would rather have a 24yo man.

 

[king_kong_]

It's gonna take leadership from B1G and SEC schools AND cooperation from the majority of athletes. Soon there will be about 100 HS seniors that get recruited each year, everyone else can FO because the schools would rather have a 24yo man.

step 1: unified commissioner of college football
step 2: college football players union
step 3: rational path forward

it really is this easy

so long as conferences are racing to the bottom, this only gets worse

B1G and SEC have zero incentive to alter course

 

[mgbreis]

step 1: unified commissioner of college football
step 2: college football players union
step 3: rational path forward

it really is this easy

so long as conferences are racing to the bottom, this only gets worse

B1G and SEC have zero incentive to alter course

I 99.9% agree. I do think the B1G and SEC are dumb to not recognize that the majority of college football fans don't love the current product.

 

[WHCSC]

Can NFL players come back to play for a college team?

 

[cavalot]

Can NFL players come back to play for a college team?

Why not? If they still have eligibility, I would think that they probably could. Use to be that once you took money for play you were no longer an amature. That's out the window now!

 

[Zeke2005]

Sh!t is completely out of control. Here I really hope the NCAA appeal is successful. NAIA years don’t count. D2 years don’t count. Can play 4 games in a season in d1 and it doesn’t count. Based on this a player could spend 12 1/3 seasons playing college football. Could play for 13 different teams.

 

[TFrazier]

Sh!t is completely out of control. Here I really hope the NCAA appeal is successful. NAIA years don’t count. D2 years don’t count. Can play 4 games in a season in d1 and it doesn’t count. Based on this a player could spend 12 1/3 seasons playing college football. Could play for 13 different teams.

And hopefully graduate with a degree.