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NFL says players who return to college will be ineligible to play in 2026 as ACC, Big 12 weigh topic
Players who leave the NFL to return to college won’t be allowed to come back to the league this season
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AP News
Big Ten bars football players with pro contracts from returning to play amid NCAA eligibility chaos
The Big Ten has become the first conference to ban football players who have signed professional contracts from returning to play at its schools
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AP News
Big Ten plans to address eligibility after TE waived by NFL team intends to join LSU, AP source says
A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Big Ten administrators will discuss player eligibility a day after the agent for a player waived by the Cleveland Browns announced his client planned to go to LSU to use his fifth season of eligibility
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AP News
Big Ten adopts rule barring players with pro contracts from returning to play
The Big Ten has become the first conference to ban football players who have signed professional contracts from returning to play at its schools
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The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Why Tennessee AD Danny White believes NFL players returning to college was avoidable
Tennessee athletics director Danny White said NFL players attempting to return to college football was an “avoidable circumstance.” Here's how.
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Reuters
Big Ten, SEC ban returnees from NFL
The Big Ten and Southeastern conferences announced rule changes Tuesday that prevent players who have previously been with an NFL team from returning to play college football at one of their schools.
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USA Today
LSU's Lane Kiffin says NFL players shouldn't come back to college football
Lane Kiffin told Pat McAfee on Aug. 25 that NFL players shouldn't be able to return to college football, although he has signed two of them so far.
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USA Today
The SEC wanted unity. LSU chose to abstain, maintain renegade status
An abstention vote, former NFL players and looming lawsuits have put LSU at the center of a high-stakes fight over athlete eligibility.
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Vols Wire
2027 Florida point guard names Tennessee basketball in top 14 schools
A 2027 five-star point guard from Florida names Tennessee basketball in his top 14 schools.
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Reuters
Report: Big Ten to ban returnees from NFL
The Big Ten intends to approve a rule change that will ban football players who have been with an NFL team from returning to college football at one of its member schools, ESPN reported Tuesday.
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Palm Beach Post
College football teams to avoid when you are betting in 2026
College football season is here. And no school has been spared from the rising costs of superior college talent. Some have spent better than others.
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The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Why could NFL players return to college while Arion Carter is suspended?
Tennessee LB Arion Carter remains suspended by NCAA for accepting a $427 flight, but players cut from NFL rosters might return to college with no penalty.
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