If a college player leaves college when he is not a senior (i.e. a junior) to enter the draft. If he doesn't get drafted, can he come back and play college football?
2007-03-10 10:57:44 · 6 answers · asked by Catch22 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Let's look at this in terms of basketball, because there is such a situation.
Randolf Morris of UK entered the NBA draft. He decided to not obtain an agent(that is the key). He did not get drafted. He was penalized his sophomore season by missing X-amount of games to start the season, and was eventually reinstated. Now he is a Junior, still at UK.
The kicker is...he is an NBA Free-Agent. He already went through the draft process. He can't re-apply, like in baseball. But because he has yet to sign anything, professionally, he still qualifies as an amatuer.
Now, the only thing keeping an NBA team from offering him a contract right now, is the relationship between the NBA and the NCAA. The NCAA season isn't over yet. Morris' season isn't over yet. The NBA would hate for a franchise to reach out and pluck him out of college basketball, while he was contributing to his team...but it's not a policy or rule. Just known that it would frowned upon.
Any team looking for a big body for the stretch run and into the playoffs, could essentially, say, "Randolf Morris, we are prepared to offer you...blah, blah, blah." And he could go play for the Lakers(one of the supposed teams interested in his services when Kentucky's season is over) and everything would be hunky-dory.
OR
He could decide to return again, polishing on his game which has elavated majorly since his reinstatement.
Back to Football.
The reason that Mike Williams and Mo Clarett didn't get reinstated, is that they hired agents, and even if you fire an agent and pull out of the draft, you're screwed. You became professional. There is now an outside interest in what you do that can effect what you do on the field. The NCAA is just trying to remove that pressure.
2007-03-10 11:47:02 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, because he will no longer be enrolled at his college. However, this rarely happens. Juniors only come out of college if they are sure fire picks in the draft, otherwise they would not leave college.
2007-03-10 19:03:24 · answer #2 · answered by mister w 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no. according to ncaa regulations once a player declares for the draft they can no longer play college football.
2007-03-11 05:00:06 · answer #3 · answered by Brian D 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. The non-seniors have a deadline to declare or undeclare. Once the deadline has passed and you are declared that's it. Plus most of the guys who declare are the cream of the crop of their junior class. That's why you see juniors like Reggie Bush, Calvin Johnson, and Michael Vick declare early.
2007-03-10 19:36:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
no b/c he hired an agent so the NCAA wont accept him back
2007-03-10 20:20:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
maybe yes but ireally dont know....
2007-03-10 19:26:06 · answer #6 · answered by lizzie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋