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Former Ohio State Urban Meyer said what many thought after the Big Ten and Pac-12 announced the fall sports proposal: The conferences could have used the word “canceled” at least for football.
In an interview with the Big Ten Network, Meyer gives college football “no chance” to play in the spring.
“No chance,” Meyer, an assistant athletics director at Ohio State and FOX Sports college football analyst, told 247sports.com. “You can not ask a player to play two seasons in a calendar year. When I first heard that, I said that. I do not see that happening when I hear that. The body is, in my very strong opinion, not made to play two seasons within a calendar year. That’s 2,000 repetitive reps and football is a physical, tough sport. I do not see that happening. “
Star players eligible for the draft would have little reason to play, especially if the NFL maintains its current schedule for the draft.
“We have players in Ohio State who have a chance to earn money and play the game and be rewarded for their tremendous efforts, and you will ask them to play spring football – by the way – and then miss OTAs and not prepare. on a dream to go into professional football? “Meyer said.” That’s not fair. “
