The Untold Secret Behind College Football’s Ultimate Game-Changer: Academic Eligibility Revealed
The only limitation to athletic and financial player opportunity should be the ability to stay academically eligible, and have classes that transfer toward a degree at your next stop.
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But that would take 130-plus FBS schools to welcome back our old friend academic eligibility standards.
The magic bullet itching to get back in the fight.
Matt Hayes is the senior national college football writer for USA TODAY Sports Network. Follow him on X at @MattHayesCFB.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Return of academic standards key to fixing college football instability
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