Deion Sanders’ quest to play a spring soccer sport in opposition to one other group has been shot down by the NCAA, at the least for this yr.
NCAA guidelines at present forbid two groups taking part in one another within the spring. However the Colorado and Syracuse soccer applications utilized for a waiver from the NCAA to play and observe in opposition to one another in April.
The NCAA’s Division I FBS oversight committee then met this week through videoconference and opposed the request, noting the late timing of it and the way it will give the 2 faculties a “aggressive and recruiting benefit” to interact in actions that “no different establishments are permitted to do,” based on the committee’s report on the assembly.
The committee famous most colleges have already got deliberate their spring observe intervals or accomplished it.
Sanders, Colorado’s soccer coach, wished to play Syracuse in Boulder April 19 on ESPN2. His group as a substitute will play itself in an intra-squad sport that day at Folsom Discipline.
Who’s on this NCAA committee?
The committee contains Illinois head coach Bret Bielema. Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks, Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes, Miami (Fla.) athletic director Dan Radakovich and former Wyoming coach Craig Bohl, amongst others.
It famous {that a} spring sport between two groups additionally would result in gamers lacking class time.
“The committee agreed to debate, throughout a future assembly, an idea that might allow joint spring practices in future seasons,” the committee’s assembly report stated.
Sanders had stated in a information convention this month that he wished to boost his annual spring sport by taking part in any individual else as a substitute of working towards in opposition to one another.
“I want to fashion it like the professionals,” he stated. “I might wish to go in opposition to somebody (in observe) for just a few days, after which you will have the spring sport. I feel the general public could be glad with that tremendously. I feel it is a great thought.”
Syracuse coach Fran Brown then responded to Sanders’ thought on social media by saying he would take his group to Boulder for 3 days.
The committee’s assembly report indicated the request included a joint-contact observe session, a joint-noncontact observe session and an 11-on-11 scrimmage.
Observe reporter Brent Schrotenboer @Schrotenboer. E-mail: bschrotenb@usatoday.com
