The NCAA gets a 50 percent approval rating from TCU head coach Gary Patterson this offseason.
He likes the new “redshirt” rule that allows schools to play freshmen for up to four games without burning a year of eligibility. He doesn’t like the new “transfer” rule where the NCAA sets up a national, public football transfer database and prevents schools from blocking players from leaving for specific institutions.
“The redshirt rule is an unbelievable rule,” Patterson said earlier this week from his Patterson Foundation fundraising event.
“We haven’t changed the redshirt rule since it was like 10 games with 125 scholarships.