Eligibility
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“I do not believe that is a leverage point. I think that's just honest communication.”
Sankey said SEC talk of breaking away is real and not a bargaining tactic. He described it as a sign of deep frustration over how national rules on tampering, the House settlement and eligibility are being enforced.
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In his media days address, Sankey laid out the national standards he wants, including health and safety, scholarship protections, oversight of agents, athlete participation in governance, and uniform eligibility and transfer rules.
“I have experienced the impact of NIL, the transfer portal, conference realignment, evolving eligibility rules, and the many changes shaping modern college athletics.”
Testifying on the Protect College Sports Act, said a national NIL framework would remove 'gray area' for athletes and that behind every policy debate are real students; noted coaching turnover disrupts development.
“Free agency with a collective, now you're talking about bidding war for players.”
At the Senate hearing Saban proposed one transfer opportunity, with another allowed after graduation or in extenuating circumstances, arguing unlimited transfers plus collectives create free agency and bidding wars that hurt development.
“That's because of covid initially, and now because of NIL, guys are getting paid to stay in. That's problematic for us because if guys are coming in older they've probably got less upside.”
Said NIL and extra eligibility are keeping players in college longer, producing older draft prospects with less upside and more injuries; share of Ravens' board aged 24.5+ rose from about 4% to 18%.
“We went to court to defend that eligibility rule.”
Goodell defended the NFL's rule that players be three years out of high school, saying it helps players mature and get an education and is good for colleges. He noted the league went to court to protect it (Clarett) and would keep doing so.
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Proposed a three-step eligibility fix: players locked to their school for three years, free to transfer at the same level in year four, and given a fifth-year transfer option as a reward for graduating.
“Love the last part. Need to incentivize a degree. Out on 1–2. It's not just about the players. Sometimes the coaches do not get it right about a guy. Three years is too long of a lock-in. Two would be great. One-time free transfer”
Responding to Clay Travis's plan, proposed a two-year lock-in, a one-time free transfer, and a transfer-eligible fifth year as a reward for graduating.
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The CFBPA's 10-point 'Platform for Change' calls for collective bargaining covering independent medical care, safer practice standards, long-term health protections, a protected offseason, revenue sharing with league minimums, and player-negotiated free agency/eligibility rules and season length/playoff expansion. It also wants union-facilitated group NIL and union certification of agents.
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Swinney has backed revenue sharing because it comes with a salary cap and promised regulation of third-party NIL, but he opposes the House settlement's 105-man football roster limit because it squeezes out walk-ons.
“If the transfer portal opens before I can complete negotiations with Anchor Impact, I will be trapped between abandoning those negotiations or foregoing possible opportunities with other colleges”
Sued the NCAA over its five-year rule, arguing that JUCO seasons shouldn't count against Division I eligibility; said the transfer portal calendar would trap him if the court didn't act.
“Our strength as players comes from our collective unity and willingness to advocate for ourselves, because if we don't, no one else will.”
Pac-12 players threatened to opt out unless the conference met their demands. These included enforced COVID safety standards, a 50-50 revenue split with athletes, guaranteed medical coverage, six-year scholarships, and administrator pay cuts to protect all sports.
“And people are upset that student-athletes need a little cash. I tell you from experience that one time I had negative 40 bucks in my account.”
At Super Bowl week, Sherman argued athletes' schedules leave no real time to use the 'free education', and recalled having negative bank balances in college; defended athletes needing 'a little cash.'
“So for them to have the final say as to where I can go for my future, it's kinda ridiculous in my mind because they didn't pay for anything”
Challenged transfer rules that could cost a walk-on a year of eligibility for an intra-conference transfer, calling it ridiculous that a school that paid for nothing controlled his future.
“The courts will avoid wading into labor law at nearly any cost. The age restriction was collectively bargained, giving the legal system an out in cases like these.”
Said Clowney challenging the three-years rule would be a huge risk, noting the failed suits by Maurice Clarett and Mike Williams and courts' deference to collectively bargained rules.
“I am strongly against any player entering the NFL before he's three years removed from high school. In fact, if it was up to me, I'd raise the restriction to four years removed from high school.”
During the Jadeveon Clowney debate, opposed early NFL entry and said he would raise the draft rule from three to four years out of high school.
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