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A coaching legend fears the onset of winter signals a cold day for college football.
“It’s kind of frightening,” Larry Kehres said.
The 11-time NCAA Division III national championship head coach from Mount Union was reacting to the latest transfer news.
A United States district court in West Virginia set a Dec. 27 hearing on a lawsuit that threatens an NCAA transfer rule.
Larry Kehres speaks while being honored during the Dedication of Kehres Stadium on the campus of University of Mount Union. Saturday, June 10, 2022
Currently, undergraduates who transfer once can play immediately at their new schools; however, if they transfer a second time as an undergraduate, they must sit out a year unless they receive a waiver from the NCAA.
Last week, a restraining order from U.S. District Judge John Preston Baily ordered that second-time transfers be allowed to play immediately until the Dec. 27 hearing.
Kehres fears the hearing could lead to law that allows unlimited transferring without loss of playing eligibility. Combine that with the growing pool of Name, Image and Likeness money at larger schools, and things are beginning to shift rapidly.
According to The Associated Press, the NCAA has filed court documents that state the lawsuit seeks to “remake collegiate athletics and replace it with a system of perpetual and unchecked free agency.”
Kehres said the consequences could be “crushingly sad.”
“It’s going to come down to making the best deal for yourself that you can every year,” Kehres said.
Larry Kehres won 11 NCAA Division III national championships in 27 seasons as Mount Union’s head football coach.
Kehres owns the all-time record for winning percentage among college football coaches, .929 based on a 332-24-3 record in 27 seasons as Mount Union’s head coach.
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Publish date : 2023-12-19 11:10:48
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