freshmen ineligible for participating in competitive athletics. Of course, one conference isn’t going to make such a dramatic move without the other conferences being on board. It brings up quite the interesting discussion that could pick up some steam in the coming months. Time will tell whether this change will actually take place, but if it does, it will alter the landscape of college athletics as we know it for the foreseeable future.

What the Big Ten is calling the “year of readiness” would allow incoming freshmen to focus on their academics and adjust to college life, rather than get thrown into a situation where they are expected to be heroes the moment they step on campus. Getting the additional academic assistance in their first year would really set them up for success and could result in a higher graduation rate.

The NCAA has made it known that they don’t want collegiate athletics to be a minor league system for professional sports. The point of college is to get a good education and graduate. With players being able to leave college after one year and play professional basketball, athletes in that sport are less likely to stay in college until they graduate.

Football players would likely benefit from this proposed change in the long-term more than any other student-athlete. With the recruiting world being so popular, and national signing day being a huge deal, freshmen can feel the pressure to perform right away. When that happens, education plays second fiddle to athletics, which defeats the purpose.

NCAA expert picks insiders report that being able to sit out of athletics for a year to adjust to the classroom demands, as well as observe what it takes to be a college student-athlete, would be a positive thing for everyone involved. Fans may or may not like the change because they want to see freshmen make impacts immediately on the field or court. Conferences are more concerned about the well being of their student-athletes rather than pleasing fans though.

The talks of freshmen ineligibility are in the very preliminary stages right now, but with most of the power five conferences interested, I would expect the talks to get more serious over the coming months. Athletes that play basketball and use the one-and-done rule may not like the new rule change as much. We have seen some players play overseas after high school because they don’t want to go to college.

We could be seeing a lot more of that if this rule change takes effect. But again, the NCAA wouldn’t be concerned about those players. They are only concerned about helping their student-athletes thrive on and off the court or field and in the classroom. It would be a monumental change, but I think it would be great for everyone involved.

Sports predictions experts report that this rule will never be a majority rule. In fact the Big Ten would put themselves at a disadvantage because schools around the country would take start recruiting all the top freshmen like Kentucky does in College basketball. MLB중계