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NCAA needs to change their rules for early signing period or just get rid of it. If kids sign with a team in December only to have their coach quit or get canned before the February signing day they should be ]able to withdraw their early signing period commitment. Stuff like today will just kill early signing day unless they give recruits more protection.
I heard Matt Chernoff saying recently that the "early" signing day is basically the main signing day now and will morph into being the only signing day at some point. Recruits know that so many slots get used up on the December signing day that they're rolling the dice by waiting, and can end up losing out on a top-tier scholarship if they don't sign early.
While this has been unfolding, the NCAA has also been moving toward a softer stance on penalizing transfers. It's not much of a leap from where we are now to what you're proposing.
That said, I really dislike the notion that a coach leaving, or the NCAA announcing sanctions, or some dumbass in the crowd yelling insults, etc. ought to relieve student-athletes of their obligations. Once you start down that road, you're on a collision course with full-on free agency, and that's never helped any sport.
]]>And Houston officially fired Applewhite today....getting interesting.....
]]>Can't say I'm surprised. Richt has always marched to the beat of a different clarinet.
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