Well, Deion Sanders’ idea of a Colorado vs. Syracuse spring game didn’t make it past the NCAA’s rulebook. The FBS oversight committee denied a waiver that would’ve let the two team’s practice together, sticking to the rule that bans teams from scrimmaging or practicing against each other in the spring. Sanders pitched the idea earlier this year, and Syracuse coach Fran Brown jumped at it, offering up his team on social media. Sanders explained his vision saying, “would like to style it like the pros.” But looks like NCAA is not ready to do that.
This blunt take didn’t set well with RJ Young who isn’t happy with the decision as he say,“But this is one of those where it actually got to be their decision, and they said no, and they said no for reasons that don’t feel anything like on the no. They didn’t—the risk of injury, the other reasons for which you could cite this. I’m not quite sure what they might be, though, like the way in which you said no is also the bottom line is no, but the way in which you said no just doesn’t feel on par. It doesn’t feel above board.”
The oversight committee admitted the rule needs a second look, saying it would “review the current rule” and “agreed to discuss, during a future meeting, a concept that could permit joint spring practices in future seasons.”
He further added to it saying,“Whereas I’ll go ahead and say it, if Kirby Smart and Ryan Day wanted to do this, would we be getting this kind of pushback? Would the NCAA say no to a request that would be filed by Ohio State’s head coach and Georgia’s head coach, or was it because it was Colorado and Syracuse? Like, these are the questions that you open yourself up to when you do such a thing.” That’s a fair point. Is it because Deion Sanders made this plea?
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