AP file photo by Craig Hudson / West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons is also the head of the NCAA’s Football Oversight Committee, and he said the committee is recommending freshmen who enroll early for the 2021 signing cycle not be allowed to play games for teams conducting winter or spring seasons.The NCAA’s Football Oversight Committee has recommended that freshmen who enroll early for the 2021 signing cycle not be allowed to play games for teams conducting winter or spring seasons.
West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons, who heads the committee, told The Associated Press on Thursday night the committee worked on setting parameters for a 13-week winter/spring season that included an April 17 end to regular-season competition but no uniform start date.
Lyons said the committee will send a report with its recommendation to the Division I Council for approval by next week.
As for who will be playing in those nontraditional football seasons, it is unlikely to be incoming freshmen or mid-year enrollees who transfer to a new school for the start of the second semester.
“They can practice,” Lyons said, “but not compete.”