Update from SEC Meetings

[Bobby Burton]

Just an FYI - there will be more nuances to the meeting coming out of Birmingham.

* There could be other aspects of the new rule not previously revealed. Again, Greg Sankey has the latitude to manage this rule.

* One of those is this: I'm told the "no-pro players" ruling will include more sports than just former football, men's basketball and women's basketball players. Volleyball, softball and baseball will also be included.

* I'm guessing national reporters will be all over this.

 

[KdDylan]

Thanks, Bobby! Is LSU actually thinking about pushing back on this? 😂

[AndyL]

Can Enos Kanter play for our women’s bball team is the big question?

[Joe Zura]

Thanks Bobby b 

[Bobby Burton]

6 minutes ago, KdDylan said:

Thanks, Bobby! Is LSU actually thinking about pushing back on this? 😂

I don't know. The fact that they abstained from voting could be more legal maneuvering than how the administration actually feels IMO.

[TheSingletron]

UK fans seem pretty confident Mark Mitchell will still play. I wonder why? Not a fan of all the gray on the ruling.

Edited 2 hours ago by TheSingletron

[Uthookem4800]

@Bobby Burton what about Cole Hutson?

[Gerry Hamilton]

15 minutes ago, TheSingletron said:

UK fans seem pretty confident Mark Mitchell will still play. I wonder why? Not a fan of all the gray on the ruling.

Agreed. Total BS. They are saying he didn’t sign the normal Exhibit 10 … SEC should say rule still stands. He signed a contract of some sort to appear on the Denver Nuggets NBA summer league team, and he played in games!!!

It’s no different that NFL guys. 
 

This attorney has been 100% spot on and ahead of the curve on all this… his latest today 

 

[Gerry Hamilton]

14 minutes ago, Uthookem4800 said:

@Bobby Burton what about Cole Hutson?

He’s good to go per OTF reports yesterday 

[KissMyGrits]

The floodgates on this could really be bad in the newly formed pro Softball League and WNBA, where entry level pros make a fraction of their old NIL levels. Canady signed for peanuts vs her Tech cash.

[TheSingletron]

17 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Agreed. Total BS. They are saying he didn’t sign the normal Exhibit 10 … SEC should say rule still stands. He signed a contract of some sort to appear on the Denver Nuggets NBA summer league team, and he played in games!!!

It’s no different that NFL guys. 
 

This attorney has been 100% spot on and ahead of the curve on all this… his latest today 

 

Good watch! This is going to be a downer for my UK friends! Thanks for sharing!

[Alex Butler]

45 minutes ago, AndyL said:

Can Enos Kanter play for our women’s bball team is the big question?

Enos signed a pro contract so I’m thinking that’s tucked into the language of this decision…

[Bobby Burton]

38 minutes ago, Uthookem4800 said:

@Bobby Burton what about Cole Hutson?

He practiced this morning.

As of yesterday and the initial rule set, he is/was fine.

But like I wrote this morning. The only caveat is Greg Sankey’s interpretation of these new rules. Not Texas, not NCAA, not the courts, etc.

[Gerry Hamilton]

For those that care … NCAA just won a stay in the state of Tennessee case too. 

So more hoops guys are now ineligible for the time being, including Chendall Weaver 

[TCope111]

Castellanos to Tech. 

[HonkEm]

Thanks for this update, Bobby. The expansion into volleyball, softball, and baseball makes it clear this rule is intended to define amateur eligibility across multiple sports, not just address a football loophole. Sounds like a straightforward signal: the SEC intends to keep former professionals out across the board, and Sankey now has the authority to enforce that without waiting on NCAA committees.

Someone needs to tell these ex‑pros, “Go play in your local rec league if you’re bored - you’re not turning college sports into your comeback tour."  GO SANKEY

[BobInHouston]

39 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

For those that care … NCAA just won a stay in the state of Tennessee case too. 

So more hoops guys are now ineligible for the time being, including Chendall Weaver 

The wave may be over.