More potential NCAA changes

My player is in the postseason, finishing up his college career as a four-year starter. He has received several player awards and will receive more, but one big change is the new 28-player roster cap.

Some players will have had offers rescinded, rosters will cut players, and many will end up in the portal. Big colleges will be even more selective, looking for more proven players or transfers.

Going down from 32-33 or more to 28 is going to be interesting so good luck to your players and enjoy the games. Will be hitting the road for the postseason at some point so I can enjoy the rest of it and will be interested to see if my player get drafted.
Congrats! It goes fast, that's for certain. Good luck in playoffs!
 
JUCU (Junior College) no longer counts against NCAA Eligibility.


How long do you think it will be before. NCAA coaches partner with JUCOs for developing promising players? Basically a pool of players they can pull from that are older, faster, better than anything coming out of High School and with 2 years of college credits under their belt so they can take minimal classes.
 
JUCU (Junior College) no longer counts against NCAA Eligibility.


How long do you think it will be before. NCAA coaches partner with JUCOs for developing promising players? Basically a pool of players they can pull from that are older, faster, better than anything coming out of High School and with 2 years of college credits under their belt so they can take minimal classes.

Any impact D2/D3 regarding talent and scholarships etc - are those schools gonna look to D1 talent pool with offerings?
 
Any impact D2/D3 regarding talent and scholarships etc - are those schools gonna look to D1 talent pool with offerings?
Not sure what you mean D2/D3 all levels look at all players in the portal for potential players.

The Juco ruling basically means there's another entire funnel for coaches to look at when trying to identify players. What makes Juco interesting is its a cheap easy way to get credits. For 4 year colleges juco players could take 6 credits a semester (at the 4 year university) and be able to play sports the rest of the time. This is because Juco no longer counts against NCAA 4 years of eligibility

Current options.
1. High School / Club Soccer
2. International Players
3. Transfer Players
4. JUCO Players
5. Semi Pro players

All the above on top of shrinking rosters.
 
JUCU (Junior College) no longer counts against NCAA Eligibility.


How long do you think it will be before. NCAA coaches partner with JUCOs for developing promising players? Basically a pool of players they can pull from that are older, faster, better than anything coming out of High School and with 2 years of college credits under their belt so they can take minimal classes.
I suspect that ruling will be challenged, so we will see what the real outcome will be. But using JUCO for a farm club makes some sense given the new reduced NCAA roster sizes which effectively eliminates walk-ons. I can't speak for soccer recruiting, but on the football side everything is up in the air except for the very cream of the crop players. No one really knows how the roster limits are going to sort out.
 
I suspect that ruling will be challenged, so we will see what the real outcome will be. But using JUCO for a farm club makes some sense given the new reduced NCAA roster sizes which effectively eliminates walk-ons. I can't speak for soccer recruiting, but on the football side everything is up in the air except for the very cream of the crop players. No one really knows how the roster limits are going to sort out.
The issue is JUCOs are governed by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) not NCAA.

In the modern world NCAA cant hinder the ability for a student athlete to receive NIL. Because NJCAA is different than NCAA why should NCAA count years played in NJCAA against NCAA eligability? It doesn't work this way with other non professional leagues.

To make it work NCAA would need to absorb NJCAA so everything is NCAA. However, at the current time this isn't how things are setup. Also NJCAA is unlikely to merge with NCAA and give up the golden goose that just landed in their lap.

This is going to make jucos very interesting to players. They're "cheap", ok facilities, and can provide 2 years of college level experience for players before playing NCAA for 4-5 years.

If you can get a 4 scholarship that's a free undergrad and grad degree.
 
The issue is JUCOs are governed by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) not NCAA.

In the modern world NCAA cant hinder the ability for a student athlete to receive NIL. Because NJCAA is different than NCAA why should NCAA count years played in NJCAA against NCAA eligability? It doesn't work this way with other non professional leagues.

To make it work NCAA would need to absorb NJCAA so everything is NCAA. However, at the current time this isn't how things are setup. Also NJCAA is unlikely to merge with NCAA and give up the golden goose that just landed in their lap.

This is going to make jucos very interesting to players. They're "cheap", ok facilities, and can provide 2 years of college level experience for players before playing NCAA for 4-5 years.

If you can get a 4 scholarship that's a free undergrad and grad degree.
I understand the circumstances and the arguments, I just think its the wrong direction for college athletics. IMO its getting on a bridge to far. Ed O'Bannon was getting screwed, but now its out of control.

Curious to see what happens to non-revenue sports.
 
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