DESTIN, Fla. – The hottest topic at the Southeastern Conference’s annual meetings has nothing to do with national championships or NCAA violations.
It has to do with what league Commissioner Mike Slive calls “fundamental fairness” to recruits.
His coaches agree.
Two years after the trendsetting conference limited its schools to signing 28 high school prospects, the league is considering dropping the number to 25. All 12 coaches voted against the proposal Wednesday, saying it could hinder their ability to fill rosters with talent.
“I’m very comfortable with where it is at right now,” Auburn coach Gene Chizik said. “For us to turn around a year later and want to change again. … I have my doubts about us having given it enough time to figure out if it’s broke or not. I’m comfortable with where it’s at.”