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Could Junior College Years No Longer Count Against NCAA Eligibility?

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BigMann08

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Given the recent court decision in favor of Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia, which challenges the NCAA's rules about counting JuCo play towards NCAA eligibility, we could see a big shift in how high school athletes view junior colleges. This ruling could transform JuCos from just another step to a key training ground without burning NCAA eligibility years. Could Junior College football become the new high-level training ground?

This would be a huge win for the athletes!
 
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Interesting. Also, why does it always seem like all these lawsuits against the NCAA occur in Tennessee?

Here is an article about the situation: https://www.reuters.com/sports/vand...y-25-after-preliminary-injunction-2024-12-19/

It doesn't seem like it is a done deal yet, however, it would cause another backlog in recruiting. The effects of the COVID bonus year are still lingering. Also, I don't know the true distinction between "Prep Schools" (mostly on the East Coast) that have post HS programs, classes, etc., and JuCo's. Well, other than Prep School players do not have their clock start and Juco players do have their clock start.
 
Macallan said:
Interesting. Also, why does it always seem like all these lawsuits against the NCAA occur in Tennessee?

Here is an article about the situation: https://www.reuters.com/sports/vand...y-25-after-preliminary-injunction-2024-12-19/

It doesn't seem like it is a done deal yet, however, it would cause another backlog in recruiting. The effects of the COVID bonus year are still lingering. Also, I don't know the true distinction between "Prep Schools" (mostly on the East Coast) that have post HS programs, classes, etc., and JuCo's. Well, other than Prep School players do not have their clock start and Juco players do have their clock start.
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I didn't think about that. Then again, it would give a Vanderbilt (TN) player an additional year!

I like the idea for athletes! JuCo should not count against your NCAA clock! I guess there would have to be some regulations on it, so athletes can't bounce back and forth from NCAA to JuCo ranks.
 
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I think this would be a boom for JUCO sports as very few high school players will sign out of HS to the Division I level at least. It will also make the college game older than it already is.
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I think it could also destroy FCS and D2/3.

Think about it. Why would a student athlete aspiring to eventually play at the highest levels choose to play at those levels over JC? There is not much of an NIL benefit and they burn eligibility playing there.
 
ankleassassin said:
How would you hold them accountable for academics? After you obtain the AA would you just keep transferring to another JC if the first 2 years didnt go as plan?
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I would think that there would be an eligibility limit for JUCO itself…. Like 2-3 years including a redshirt year…. That way to your point, someone wouldn’t be able to bounce around from JUCO to JUCO with unlimited eligibility….
 
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