First Top College Player Leaving Early to Join XFL

competition is always good, ncaa has had no real alternative for a long time and they abused tf out of that fact. im hopeful the xfl sticks around

 

Brandon Jennings did that back in like 08’

Was a top 5 HS recruit, skipped college and went to play professionally for a team in Italy, made some money and got drafted top 10 the next year

 

A few others have with less success, too.

...but this will be the first year where multiple potential top picks did it. And I think that might create some momentum.

 

Saw that chad Johnson tweeted that he is trying out for the Houston Roughnecks. As Kicker.

 

Colleges might start paying student athletes with this as competition .

 

Cool, hope it lasts. It is in everyone's best interest for this to work.

 

They might do that anyway lol

Or, at least stop prohibiting players from getting sponsors. I believe there are state legislatures working on forcing the NCAA (at least for schools in their state) to lighten up.

The power conferences could also split off and create their own CAA.

It is not power programs who do not want players to get paid. These rules come from the majority of schools that are not big programs.

 

They might start, but they're still debating it... something like this, competition, might strengthen or force the issue.

 

The NCAA people already agreed to let students get paid for their likenesses. They just haven't actually decided on the rule yet.