Abstract
Under the current system in which football players transition from amateur athletes to professionals in the National Football League (“NFL”), the only available means for a player to showcase his talent is through participation in collegiate athletics. Additionally, even if an extremely talented high school player wanted to try his luck in the NFL without college experience, he would be forced to wait three years after graduation before being eligible to play in the NFL. While the NFL does not require any player to participate in collegiate athletics in order to play in the NFL, the three year waiting period, coupled with the fact that initial entry in the league is through the “College Draft,” indicates that the only real means for a player to have access to playing in the NFL is by first showcasing his skills in college. With collegiate football being the only means for a player aspiring to play in the NFL to showcase his skills, a player’s eligibility to participate in college football is of the utmost importance. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) governs college football, as well as all collegiate athletics. The NCAA regulates athletic competitions amongst 1070 schools that span three divisions of college athletics. One of the primary purposes of the NCAA is “to
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