NCAA Changes Rules, Coaches Get Angry

The NCAA recently put into effect a number of different rule changes that could effect what teams we see in the College World Series in the future.  Some of the new changes are drastic, and coaches around the country are speaking their minds.

Among the largest changes is the transfer rule.  Previously, a player could transfer to a different school and still play that same year.  Under the new rule, players that transfered would have to sit out a year before they could start with the new school.

Some other changes include limiting the number of scholarship players to 27 and limiting the total number of players on a team to 35.  This was all done to increase academic performance among athletes, but some athletes and coaches are mad.

Mississippi State coach Ron Polk has spoken out about the rule changes and he thinks they are ridiculous.  He says that the reason baseball has seen less success academically is that players do not have enough scholarship money.  Currently NCAA baseball teams can only offer 11.7 full scholarships.  Polk says that because there is so much of a limit on scholarships in baseball, the kids can't afford full class schedules or summer school that other NCAA athletes can.