Texas W🏀 adds WNBL player to roster

[TexTheHorn24]

Uhhhh is this legal? She’s a baller in the WNBL but didn’t the sec just pass a rule……
 

 

[Aspann85]

If it’s a foreign league, that might not count.

[ArmyHorn]

All this makes my head hurt, lol! With that being said, pretty sure it doesn't matter if it's a foreign league or not. If a player has signed / played professionally. That player is therefore ruled ineligible by the SEC. Been wrong more times I can count and may be again with this one. From what the SEC has put out this falls directly in conflict with those rules about former professional players coming back or attempting to play college sports after going pro. 

 

[GQ03]

3 hours ago, ArmyHorn said:

All this makes my head hurt, lol! With that being said, pretty sure it doesn't matter if it's a foreign league or not. If a player has signed / played professionally. That player is therefore ruled ineligible by the SEC. Been wrong more times I can count and may be again with this one. From what the SEC has put out this falls directly in conflict with those rules about former professional players coming back or attempting to play college sports after going pro. 

 

Apparently she the contract she signed was one that allowed her to keep her amateur status as it only paid for meals & lodging associated with traveling with the team but she wasn't paid a salary. Basically what our athletes got pre-NIL. This and the fact that she's never enrolled in an American university is what supposedly makes this different. Its not any different than Mantas Laurencikas being on the men's team. 

[ArmyHorn]

6 minutes ago, GQ03 said:

Apparently she the contract she signed was one that allowed her to keep her amateur status as it only paid for meals & lodging associated with traveling with the team but she wasn't paid a salary. Basically what our athletes got pre-NIL. This and the fact that she's never enrolled in an American university is what supposedly makes this different. Its not any different than Mantas Laurencikas being on the men's team. 

I heard of a similar case/ player that had certain things paid for and it was mentioned that said player would most likely be held financially liable for those activities in order to be deemed eligible. I imagine it's up to the powers that be (Sankey/ courts) whether or not she would have to pay back anything. I think all of us have spent way too much brain power on this and I just want to see Texas on the field in a live game. Lol! Appreciate the friendly / professional banter on all this as we all want the same thing (minus a few trolls here and there). Hook Em!

[GQ03]

10 minutes ago, ArmyHorn said:

I heard of a similar case/ player that had certain things paid for and it was mentioned that said player would most likely be held financially liable for those activities in order to be deemed eligible. I imagine it's up to the powers that be (Sankey/ courts) whether or not she would have to pay back anything. I think all of us have spent way too much brain power on this and I just want to see Texas on the field in a live game. Lol! Appreciate the friendly / professional banter on all this as we all want the same thing (minus a few trolls here and there). Hook Em!

If so, that is incredibly stupid. There is literally no difference between that and the flights, meals & hotels our athletes get when traveling for a road game.