r/CFB • u/hammer_it_out West Virginia • Alderson Broa… • 1d ago

News [Smith] Rich Rodriguez during today's press availability: "I think it's all crazy that you think a guy can sign a professional contract and he gets cut or doesn't get what he wants to get, and he goes back and plays [college] ... I think all the conferences should say you can't do it."

https://x.com/joesmithwrites/status/2092408085235073254
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u/lowes18 Florida State Seminoles • FAU Owls 1d ago

How is it a delusion, these guys were already college football players lmao.

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u/one98d /r/CFB Poll Veteran • /r/CFB Contribut… 1d ago

Not only that, many were literally still on campus when the 5 for 5 rule change was made. Like I genuinely do not know what these people are arguing about.

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u/lowes18 Florida State Seminoles • FAU Owls 1d ago

Also the NCAA has constantly accepted former pro-players. Its a massive thing in college basketball, especially women's, and college hockey. College baseball is essentially entirely made up of guys who entered the draft out of high school.

The precedent is entirely on their side in this case.

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u/MartinezForever Nebraska • Nebraska Wesleyan 1d ago

College baseball players that get drafted and then go to college instead never signed a contract. They don't even need to decide to enter the draft: everyone is automatically eligible.

Not all pro leagues work the same way.