CFP Takes Stance on NFL Players Return to College Game
The playoff group backed conference rules aimed at preserving competitive integrity and leaving schools with clear eligibility standards.
- Earlier Friday, the College Football Playoff issued a statement supporting conferences that prohibit NFL players from returning to college rosters, stating this protects "the needs, interests and integrity of the sport."
- The Big Ten, The SEC, and The ACC recently implemented independent rules banning former NFL players from college teams, collectively agreeing such returns threaten competitive integrity.
- A Louisiana judge ruled on Thursday that Wright and Zxavian Harris are cleared to return to college football after brief NFL stints, and both former Ole Miss players intend to join Lane Kiffin at LSU.
- LSU opens its season against Clemson on Saturday, with all eyes on whether Lane Kiffin will play athletes who left the NFL following the judge's preliminary injunction.
- The eligibility conflict stems from a new NCAA rule granting five seasons of eligibility, which sparked over two dozen lawsuits, with 42 athletes currently suing the NCAA to play a final season.
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CFP supports prohibiting player return from NFL
Leaders of the CFP stopped short of implementing any new rules around eligibility or participation but issued a statement that "strongly supports" the recent positions of conferences prohibiting players returning to college teams from the NFL.
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