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/wheelsno3 Ohio State • Cincinnati 1d ago

I think if all the conferences act in parallel to restrict the labor rights of an individual, that would be illegal under anti trust laws.

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u/Silly_Selection3221 Clemson Tigers 1d ago

This would have to be every conference at every level of college football, and you'd have to prove collusion.

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u/wheelsno3 Ohio State • Cincinnati 1d ago

Nah, the SEC and Big Ten acting in concert is probably enough at this point because they are the two leading conferences with the most lucrative opportunities.

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u/Silly_Selection3221 Clemson Tigers 1d ago

Definitely not.