Mark Mitchell & SEC Update

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As we suggested Friday in our article about former Duke Blue Devil Mark Mitchell, the SEC’s new rules about pros returning to college, and the transfer protocols in the SEC, the lawyers weren’t done.

And that came to pass, first on Thursday, as one court in Texas granted a temporary restraining order in one case, and in another court in Louisiana on Friday, where a state judge temporarily stopped the league from applying its new rules.

Somewhat surprisingly perhaps, Arkansas coach John Calipari is strongly opposed to coaches taking players this late. He didn’t specifically mention Mitchell and Kentucky, but that was bound to be part of his thinking. However, he has been pretty consistent about making players interests a priority during his career. He continues that here by noting that taking a player this late could correctly cause some trust issues.

He also pushed for the Protect College Sports Act currently winding its way through Congress.

It’s all such a big mess. You wonder if much of it could have been avoided if the NCAA had pushed the five-year rule introduction back to 2026-27.

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• Memo to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey: Free Mizzou transfer Mark Mitchell
• John Calipari condemns late roster additions in college basketball
• Greg Sankey vs. Kentucky: The Mark Mitchell Situation Makes NO SENSE!

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