CHARLOTTE — Nobody knows the bureaucratic minefield of NCAA regulations like the players themselves. At this year’s ACC Football Kickoff, we asked 13 player representatives of the Atlantic Division what they thought the single pettiest NCAA rule — on or off the field — was. Here’s what they thought:
Jaylen Samuels, senior all-purpose back, N.C. State
“I’d say the knee pads. I like wearing my pants high, so I think the knee pads over the knees is a petty rule.”
Derwin James, redshirt sophomore safety, Florida State
“Targeting … I’d take it back to the old days, how Sean Taylor and them used to hit.