Notre Dame makes its stance known on taking players from NFL rosters

There is an odd loophole that Notre Dame has been included right as the season is set to begin, players gaining an extra year of eligibility that didn’t expect it.

We saw now former Irish defensive lineman Junior Tuihalamaka take advantage of this ruling committing to LSU, and others are doing the same, but with different circumstances. The edge wasn’t in an NFL camp, as Zxavian Harris and Dae’Quan Wright had been. They’ve both committed to the Tigers after being in the professional ranks.

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Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Both the Big Ten and SEC have come out against “signing players who have been part of professional organization’s” according to Ross Dellenger. He’d go on to add that Notre Dame also is joining the two power conferences in opposing those kind of additions.

This is the right move for the Irish, as head coach Marcus Freeman has already spoken on the issue, and gave the reason why Tuihalamaka couldn’t rejoin the team. It’s the right move for every team honestly, as it doesn’t have the college football-feel to it. Hopefully this all gets resolved soon, but the good news is that this will be the only time it will ever happen due to the lateness of the court ruling.

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