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MP4VT2004
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MP4VT2004

Maybe not "student athletes", but we are essentially talking about...

...professional athletes. Once you accept payment, you should be contractually obligated to remain at the school, in my opinion. Or, if you leave, I believe you should owe back at least a portion of what you were paid. We've already discussed this ad nauseum here, so I won't belabor the point, but this is like the NFL without contracts. Every player is basically a free agent every single year.
Posted: 10/14/2025 at 09:55 PM ET
(In response to this post by AirborneHokie96)

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I may be the only Hokie who feels this way, but it's absurd to link p..
gdot • 10/14/25 08:23 PM ET
It's as simple as this: Players transfer because they can.
Beerman • 10/15/25 11:47 AM ET
It's an apprenticeship. See latest Heisman winner and all of wrestling
Concord Dan • 10/15/25 10:41 AM ET
Major CFB really needs a players union now....
QuadHokie • 10/15/25 10:37 AM ET
The schools don't want the players to unionize.
AirborneHokie96 • 10/15/25 10:51 AM ET
Could not agree more. The current system has been a grift for decades....
QuadHokie • 10/15/25 11:01 AM ET
Well...
Pylons • 10/15/25 10:15 AM ET
Hadn't thought about it before, but in 2025, you have a decent point.**
marcbvtgm • 10/15/25 09:23 AM ET
My son played two sports and lost both coaches after his FR year
Happy Dog • 10/15/25 06:32 AM ET
Student-Athletes shouldn’t be held to a higher standard than students
AirborneHokie96 • 10/14/25 09:00 PM ET
Student athletes - laughable **
pissedofffan • 10/15/25 09:14 AM ET
Why? They go to school and are athletes
AirborneHokie96 • 10/15/25 09:53 AM ET
Yes**
VPI 1924 • 10/15/25 07:12 PM ET
Do regular students transfer in the middle of a semester because...
EDGEMAN • 10/15/25 04:59 AM ET
I bet plenty do if they lose favorite professors and the replacements
reestuart • 10/15/25 12:42 PM ET
The "classroom" also doesn't depend on the "students" for success
TomTurkey • 10/15/25 10:21 AM ET
Then the school should assume more risk
Beerman • 10/15/25 11:43 AM ET
Student athletes are not transferring mid semester either.
AirborneHokie96 • 10/15/25 09:17 AM ET
There is the " drop class" date**
TomTurkey • 10/15/25 12:28 PM ET
This paid athlete (would say student athlete, but "student" is silent)...
EDGEMAN • 10/15/25 09:47 AM ET
I'm quite sure that players entering the portal are fulfilling the terms...
Beerman • 10/15/25 10:08 AM ET
But he isn't transferring out until the end of the semester
AirborneHokie96 • 10/15/25 10:02 AM ET
The student half of the student athlete should be able to leave any time
Seikoh_04 • 10/14/25 10:12 PM ET
Then the school should consider some sort of binding contract
Beerman • 10/15/25 08:40 AM ET
Don't need a contract if it is a rule
Seikoh_04 • 10/15/25 10:02 AM ET
Because it's a for-profit enterprise not an athletic association
Beerman • 10/15/25 10:13 AM ET
Maybe not "student athletes", but we are essentially talking about... ◄
MP4VT2004 • 10/14/25 09:55 PM ET
way more "athlete-students" and "athletes" playing college football
furnulator • 10/15/25 05:22 AM ET
Schools refuse to treat athletes as employees legally…
AirborneHokie96 • 10/14/25 09:59 PM ET
Is that because it would be inconvenient for the schools, or because...
MP4VT2004 • 10/14/25 10:47 PM ET
The schools are the ones that don't want to treat them as employees
AirborneHokie96 • 10/15/25 09:21 AM ET
100% on the schools
Beerman • 10/15/25 08:12 AM ET
The school isn’t compensating non-athletes.
Hokie98 • 10/14/25 09:38 PM ET
Faculty and Coaches get compensation and can leave at any time…**
AirborneHokie96 • 10/14/25 09:56 PM ET
The coaching staff recruits them, not the school per se
TomTurkey • 10/14/25 08:45 PM ET
Coaches make a huge difference
Happy Dog • 10/15/25 07:42 AM ET
What's "commitment"? TIC**
MP4VT2004 • 10/14/25 08:31 PM ET