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Post by ground3pound on Sept 24, 2006 21:06:51 GMT -5
Would it be an NCAA violation for a collegiate wrestler to participate in a MMA event?
I assume it would depend on if the wrestler was paid, but I'm not sure.
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Post by NoMoreLies on Sept 25, 2006 8:15:34 GMT -5
NCAA athletes can be paid to participate in other "sports," they just cannot recieve endorsement money. Jeff Smardiza(sp) the wide reciever for Notre Dame played minor league baseball this summer. Obviously, he cannot go back to playing baseball in the NCAA, but can play football still. Also, Notre Dame free safety Tom Zbitkowski(sp again) boxed this summer as a professional and made money. I believe a few Purdue wrestlers have dabbled in MMA before during their NCAA careers.
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Post by ezra on Sept 29, 2006 9:08:05 GMT -5
Depends on whether the NCAA considers MMA a different sport. They consider baseball and softball the same sport and lacrosse and box lacrosse the same sport for amateurism purposes even though they have much different rules. I'm not sure the NCAA has ever been asked to give an interp on this. If I was a college coach, I sure as hell wouldn't want one of my guys competing in MMA while still competing in wrestling...
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Post by loki on Sept 29, 2006 20:38:40 GMT -5
What was the guys name who was an Olympic skier and wanted to play college football? Didn't they rule him ineligible? What's that all about?
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Post by NoMoreLies on Sept 30, 2006 10:09:01 GMT -5
He accepted endorsement money.
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Post by ezra on Oct 10, 2006 19:37:00 GMT -5
Jeremy Bloom actually played football for Colorado for a year. Heading into an Olympic Trials year, he wanted to take endorsement money to pay for his skiing and the NCAA wouldn't let him continue to play football if he accepted endorsement money because they don't distinguish between the sports. The NCAA does not allow a student-athlete to use their name to promote a commercial product and that use makes you ineligible for all sports.
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