SEC Joins Big Ten in Banning Pros From Returning to College, Including Basketball Players

SEC adopts rules banning professional athletes from returning to college sports

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southeastern Conference's stance on professional athletes returning to college sports is now crystal clear. On Tuesday, the SEC announced a new set of rules that will ban former professional athletes from returning to play at any of their 16 member institutions. In a statement on social media, the league said that The post SEC adopts rules banning professional athletes from returning to college sports appeared first on A…

NFL, NBA, WNBA players cannot return, SEC says

After the Big Ten passed a rule stopping players returning from the NFL from playing at its schools, the SEC followed suit, but took it further, adding basketball in announcing a policy forbidding members from rostering anyone from the NFL, NBA and WNBA.

SEC bans NFL players, NBA and WNBA players from returning to college athletics

The SEC will forbid NFL, NBA and WNBA players from competing for any of the league's schools, the conference announced on Tuesday.

SEC joins Big Ten in banning pros from returning to college, including basketball players

The Southeastern Conference has passed a rule banning players who have been drafted by NFL, NBA or WNBA teams or listed on rosters in those leagues.

SEC follows Big Ten, won't allow players to return from

The SEC announced Tuesday that it won't permit its schools to roster players who've spent time in the NFL and NBA.The conference added that commissioner G…