DESTIN, Fla. -- The most significant piece of legislation passed during last week's SEC spring meetings may not have an immediate impact on games.
While talk of headset use during football games and the SEC's graduate transfer policy gobbled up most of the headlines, the most noteworthy rule change may have been the expansion of the conference's serious misconduct rule.
A rule was passed Friday to prevent recruits who have pleaded guilty to felonies such as sexual assault or domestic violence or suspended because of those offenses from playing in the SEC.
The rule is far from perfect, but it's certainly important, especially at a time when universities are striving to make college campuses safer.