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At least 25 power conference teams won’t conduct public spring scrimmages this year.
That’s not necessarily surprising, given Matt Rhule and others opened the door by canceling their traditional spring games. After all, it’s a copycat sport, and the moment you can provide credence to a coach’s paranoia — “rivals are scouting our spring scrimmages for transfers!” — the gig is up. That doesn’t mean the spring game is dead. The spring practice season will evolve and, thanks to coaches suggesting a new NFL-type practice system in January, that may happen as soon as next year.
In the interim, this has been the quietest spring I can remember. Position battles are well underway, but little will be gleaned from the many drills conducted behind closed doors. Hopefully, that’s just a one-year problem we face for a year-round sport.
But there is hope thanks to Deion Sanders and Syracuse’s Fran Brown, who spoke up on the issue. We’ll cover that more in the Mailbag … just as soon as we invite Bo Pelini and his cat to a pancake party at Nebraska’s spring festival.
Should Syracuse and Colorado play the spring game anyway and dare the NCAA to suspend the entire programs?
– Morey, Bluesky
They could schedule a joint spring scrimmage and not suffer harsh penalties from the NCAA, but it’s not worth the risk this late in the spring semester. I’m…
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Author : Brandon Marcello
Publish date : 2025-04-01 14:28:00
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