College Football 2025

[SonofSouthie]

The Big Ten is set to pass a rule Tuesday that doesn't allow players to return from the NFL and play for one of its schools, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.
Any player who has declared for the NFL draft and did not withdraw, appeared on an NFL roster or signed a contract with a pro league cannot be on a Big Ten roster, sources told Thamel.

 

[MissThundercat]

The Big Ten is set to pass a rule Tuesday that doesn't allow players to return from the NFL and play for one of its schools, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.
Any player who has declared for the NFL draft and did not withdraw, appeared on an NFL roster or signed a contract with a pro league cannot be on a Big Ten roster, sources told Thamel.

The SEC issued a similar statement and will be meeting Wednesday to discuss.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49716985/pro-athletes-not-return-college-competition

 

[Slap Shot]

With the advent of NIL seems like a cut nose off spite the face move especially if the player never made a penny from any pro league.