Tyrann Mathieu trolls NCAA after Brendan Sorsby ruling, raises fair question
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The college football world was stunned by the Brendan Sorsby ruling, and it immediately raised a number of questions. The biggest question is simple: What exactly can the NCAA still prevent? If it cannot enforce its own sports gambling bylaws against student-athletes, what other rules could soon be challenged? Even Tyrann Mathieu had questions.
In fact, Mathieu jokingly argued that he should be allowed to return to college football. After all, he only played two seasons. Surely he still has eligibility remaining, right? Mathieu took to social media to make his case.
“Can I return back to college football? I only played 2 seasons, should have 2 more eligibility years left,” Mathieu stated on X.
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He then highlighted what may be the most important aspect of this entire situation: finding a judge willing to make it happen.
Who is going to stop him?
“Can you find me a judge in Louisiana who can see to it that Honey Badger gets to finish his last 2 years of college football? Who’s going to say no ?????”
It’s important to note that Mathieu is not serious about returning to college football. However, his comments underscore a legitimate concern in today’s college athletics landscape. If judges continue handing out injunctions that override NCAA enforcement, who is going to stop future challenges?
Suppose a player declares for the NFL Draft but fails to get selected in the round he expected—or isn’t drafted at all. Could that player simply seek an injunction to return to college football? What would prevent them from finding a favorable judge and attempting to reverse the consequences of their decision?
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Is that really outside the realm of possibility anymore?
No end in sight?
Until the NCAA reaches a collective bargaining agreement with student-athletes or Congress establishes clear legislation governing college athletics, almost anything appears possible. All it takes is one judge willing to accept a questionable argument about “probable, imminent, and irreparable injury” resulting from an unfavorable outcome.
This issue is not going away anytime soon. The Sorsby ruling opened a can of worms few believed was possible. And unlike the Trinidad Chambliss case, this situation lacks many of the same mitigating factors.
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At least in Chambliss’ case, there was room for reasonable doubt. Chambliss believed he had received a medical redshirt season. While the circumstances surrounding that claim remain debatable, his case presented a stronger foundation than Sorsby’s.
The Brendan Sorsby ruling sends a troubling message: that NCAA rules may be negotiable and that student-athletes can potentially avoid legitimate consequences through the courts.
Could we eventually see a student-athlete who is destined for professional sports—or even someone already playing professionally—return to collegiate competition? Just as Tyrann Mathieu suggests returning to college football?
At this point, that question no longer seems as far-fetched as it once did.
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