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per CBS:
Dan Mullen admitted to al.com on Tuesday that he does not (as of yet) have any support for his proposal that would dramatically alter the college football eligibility landscape. But it's likely to kickstart some spirited discussion all the same -- and while far from perfect, his argument that players who excel academically deserve greater rewards is one that merits it.
Mullen currently isn't happy with the NCAA's new academic standards, which starting in August 2016 will require first-year student-athletes to graduate high school with a 2.3 GPA to receive freshman eligibility. Players who pass the NCAA's qualification standards but fall short of the benchmark will be forced to take an academic redshirt.
"I think it's a tough approach [for those players] because you come in, and you know already you can't play," he says. "It messes with academics and other things. It messes with your mindset a little bit."
Mullen's also unhappy that with larger numbers of players unable to play as freshmen, those who are immediately eligible will be forced into active roles with their teams ... whether they're ready for those roles or not.
His counter-proposal: allow those players who enroll with the 2.3 GPA or better to have five years of eligibility rather than four, so there's no lasting damage from being rushed onto the field in what should, he argues, have been a redshirt season.
"Why punish someone who might be forced to have to play?" he told al.com. "Instead of punishing guys for doing bad, why not reward guys for doing good?"
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...of-eligibility-idea-work-for-college-football
Go Gophers!!
Dan Mullen admitted to al.com on Tuesday that he does not (as of yet) have any support for his proposal that would dramatically alter the college football eligibility landscape. But it's likely to kickstart some spirited discussion all the same -- and while far from perfect, his argument that players who excel academically deserve greater rewards is one that merits it.
Mullen currently isn't happy with the NCAA's new academic standards, which starting in August 2016 will require first-year student-athletes to graduate high school with a 2.3 GPA to receive freshman eligibility. Players who pass the NCAA's qualification standards but fall short of the benchmark will be forced to take an academic redshirt.
"I think it's a tough approach [for those players] because you come in, and you know already you can't play," he says. "It messes with academics and other things. It messes with your mindset a little bit."
Mullen's also unhappy that with larger numbers of players unable to play as freshmen, those who are immediately eligible will be forced into active roles with their teams ... whether they're ready for those roles or not.
His counter-proposal: allow those players who enroll with the 2.3 GPA or better to have five years of eligibility rather than four, so there's no lasting damage from being rushed onto the field in what should, he argues, have been a redshirt season.
"Why punish someone who might be forced to have to play?" he told al.com. "Instead of punishing guys for doing bad, why not reward guys for doing good?"
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...of-eligibility-idea-work-for-college-football
Go Gophers!!
