A lot of decisions and hard choices lay ahead of players and coaches alike.

Instead, it has cursed college sports with fifth and sixth year players who should have moved on long ago.Ĭurrently, there is a good amount of Bama athletes who were freshmen in 2020 and are now in the midst of their fourth year in college. He did so because he rashly thought that all fall sports seasons would not be played that year and also because he thought it would make him look like some kind of hero. Former NCAA President Mark Emmert clearly had an eye on the retirement door when he waved his magic NCAA wand and granted all athletes an extra year of eligibility back in 2020 without thinking the repercussions through. The 2024 college football season will be one of the most chaotic ones to figure out when it comes to roster management.