Maryland's student newspaper, The Diamondback, is reporting it has obtained documents that show the Big Ten is on board with the notion of reverting back to freshman ineligibility for scholarship athletes.
It's a philosophy that's decades old; the NCAA lifted its ban on freshman playing sanctioned sports in 1972. Last week, CBSSports.com's Jon Solomon broke the story that Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott was leading a charge, supported by other commissioners in college athletics, of adopting the ancient practice. Full Story
I'm not surprised by basketball, and at first had a real strong opinion that it would be bad for football. The more I think about it I'm not too sure. Interested in seeing what you all think...
EDIT - Mods feel free to delete. I missed the earlier thread by someone else.
It's a philosophy that's decades old; the NCAA lifted its ban on freshman playing sanctioned sports in 1972. Last week, CBSSports.com's Jon Solomon broke the story that Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott was leading a charge, supported by other commissioners in college athletics, of adopting the ancient practice. Full Story
I'm not surprised by basketball, and at first had a real strong opinion that it would be bad for football. The more I think about it I'm not too sure. Interested in seeing what you all think...
EDIT - Mods feel free to delete. I missed the earlier thread by someone else.
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