College football is in a constant state of chaos these days. From NIL and the transfer portal to conference realignment and College Football Playoff reorganization, things are always undergoing upheaval. This off-season, spring games became the latest thing to go under the knife.
Many notable programs, including Texas and USC, have outright canceled their practice sessions.Deion Sanders, unsurprisingly, tried to go against this grain. Earlier this month, he went seeking an opponent to play Colorado in a potential spring game.
Syracuse head coach Fran Brown answered the call, creating an intriguing matchup during an otherwise slow period.Unfortunately, NCAA rules prevent spring games between schools. The Buffaloes and Orange applied for a waiver to make the contest happen but were denied on Friday afternoon.
This understandably disappointed fans and analysts throughout the industry. Nick Ferg is one of those upset folks. On his namesake YouTube show, he blasted the NCAA for “derailing a great idea.
” His dismay centered on the “potential academic impact” reasoning they offered in their explanation for the decision.“The NCAA, in NCAA fashion, shut it down, claiming, ‘well we want to make sure that we don’t interrupt classes’..
. this is somewhat of an outdated type of mindset. It’s about time the NCAA adjusted.
This would only enhance competition around college football. It’ll be preseason for a lot of teams.” Ferg added that if College Football Playoff expan.
