He’s basically prodding at every possible crack to keep earning his college salary since he has no future earnings potential. If he breaks enough regulations in court the powers that be will have no choice but to drop the amateurism charade. If he gets this one through logically playing in “other” divisions will follow, then it’ll naturally evolve to you only lose eligibility for seasons you actually play, meaning you can redshirt indefinitely. There are plenty of QBs out there who will sign that class action suit. The NFL probably wont step in, even when NIL far outstrips rookie pay scales, the NFL will still make a profit off the shorter career lengths. Much more attractive to have a guy peak during his rookie contract then to have to pay him his 2nd deal.

Just recognition that he has no NFL future so he’s suing to keep the gravy train rolling. This is trying to make a career out of college football.

without any sort of penalty, then maybe athletes have a case. After all the 4 years of eligibility in 5 years is a somewhat arbitrary rule to begin with. I just see this as 1 of many byproducts because the schools and conferences decided to chase after the money and keep inching closer to pro sports in the process.

I remember him telling me a couple months into that fifth year (when he was getting his MS in Mechanical Engineering) that he just couldn't hang around with 18 year olds anymore and was ready to move on from that and 0600 practices and doubles. I guess Pavia and others (half of the uva football team, for example) are betting paid to play, but come on. Grow up.

Crowding out effect for those entering college. The comparison to people pursuing a degree going longer than 4 or 5 years is weak .

are student-athletes, then they are not supposed to be treated differently than regular students. Now if the athletes are no longer student-athletes, then that opens the door to question whether schools can have an education requirement to play a sport. If that goes away, then the 4 years in 5 years requirement should too. Basically, the schools are being baited into picking their poison.

This era of NIL didn't change that. They've always been able to skate on grades, gotten easier classes and had staff to help them with classes. None of that is new. But now that they get to make money, everyone thinks it's some unchartered territory.

the non-revenue sports. At least not for all the schools or all NCAA division levels and that's my point. Schools can't have separate rules for athletes depending on the sport they play because it would likely violate Title IX and other federal laws.

But big money donors are much less likely to donate to a diving team then they are a football program. Title IX can't force a private donor to give their money somewhere they don't want to. I think it gets around Title IX and other laws because every athlete is capable of receiving NIL money. It all depends on if donors think that any one athlete's name/image is worth their money. I agree with your second point in your prior post. This is going down a road that I don't think anyone knows where it ends up. The system could crash back down to 30 years ago, it could turn into a semi-pro, or farm league type, or even separate completely and have some of these teams be professional teams that are just "associated" with a school. It's definitely crazy and it's not going to stop for a while.

athlete isn't there to play school, then they are generally referring to the 2 revenue sports." However, federal laws and state laws don't care whether the sport is a revenue sport or non-revenue sport. Trying to change the laws to separate football and/or the 2 revenue sports, as some posters have suggested, may not be as easy as they think. Likewise, if the 2 revenue sports go pro and forgo the education requirements, then that rule would likely need to apply to the non-revenue sports too. Notice my post doesn't even discuss how boosters choose to donate their money to their school because it is a moot issue when it comes to the laws. It is probably worth noting that the non-revenue athletes are probably more like the regular students in terms of which degrees they have chosen to pursue.

He definitely willl be MARGINALIZED, or the team who selects him, will have ungodly issues with him too many other good qb's who want to work with the system.

who are head cases that cause drama in the locker room. He'd fit right in with the 6 others they've collected.