Those pesky NCAA rules get in the way of Deion's big spring plan
By: Nick Bromberg - Yahoo! Sports
Deion Sanders and Fran Brown want to set up a spring game between Colorado and Syracuse, but those pesky NCAA rules are in the way.
Sanders has continued to be a proponent of college football teams playing each other in spring practices like NFL teams do when they scrimmage at training camp. Colorado’s spring game next month is set to be televised by ESPN2, and Sanders would love for his team to scrimmage against another team instead of teammates playing against teammates.
It’s certainly not a bad idea. As schools move to ditch spring games because of the spring transfer portal, teams playing each other would certainly add some variety and help make spring games relevant again.
Brown, the Syracuse coach, saw Sanders’ quotes and immediately volunteered his team to travel to Boulder.
Alas, the idea won’t come to fruition without an NCAA rule change. The governing body’s rules prohibit teams from scrimmaging against each other in spring practices. So much for that.
It is worth wondering if the NCAA would consider revisiting that rule in the near future, especially if teams continue to axe spring games. Teams like Nebraska and Texas, among others, aren’t holding spring games this year. What used to be a huge tradition in college football is now quickly disappearing. And having two teams play against each other could be a way to revive it.
By: Nick Bromberg - Yahoo! Sports
Deion Sanders and Fran Brown want to set up a spring game between Colorado and Syracuse, but those pesky NCAA rules are in the way.
Sanders has continued to be a proponent of college football teams playing each other in spring practices like NFL teams do when they scrimmage at training camp. Colorado’s spring game next month is set to be televised by ESPN2, and Sanders would love for his team to scrimmage against another team instead of teammates playing against teammates.
It’s certainly not a bad idea. As schools move to ditch spring games because of the spring transfer portal, teams playing each other would certainly add some variety and help make spring games relevant again.
Brown, the Syracuse coach, saw Sanders’ quotes and immediately volunteered his team to travel to Boulder.
Alas, the idea won’t come to fruition without an NCAA rule change. The governing body’s rules prohibit teams from scrimmaging against each other in spring practices. So much for that.
It is worth wondering if the NCAA would consider revisiting that rule in the near future, especially if teams continue to axe spring games. Teams like Nebraska and Texas, among others, aren’t holding spring games this year. What used to be a huge tradition in college football is now quickly disappearing. And having two teams play against each other could be a way to revive it.
