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Coverage dated August 27, 2026

ACC becomes fourth and final power conference to bar pro players from coming back to college

Headline from CBS 17 Raleigh

It took three days for the nation's four powerful athletic conferences to dig in on banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college football. The hope is it offers order amid the chaos growing through legal challenges and the pursuit of loopholes to NCAA eligibility rules.

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  1. KAAL Rochester

    ACC becomes fourth and final power conference to approve banning players who were on NFL rosters (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    The Atlantic Coast Conference has joined its power conference peers in banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college football. The ACC’s ban also covers professional athletes returning to college to play men’s or women’s college basketball.

  2. CBS 17 Raleigh

    ACC becomes fourth and final power conference to bar pro players from coming back to college (opens CBS 17 Raleigh)

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    CBS 17 Raleigh's feed description

    It took three days for the nation's four powerful athletic conferences to dig in on banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college football. The hope is it offers order amid the chaos growing through legal challenges and the pursuit of loopholes to NCAA eligibility rules.

  3. Triblive

    ACC becomes final power conference to ban players who were on NFL rosters from returning (opens Triblive)

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    The ACC has joined its power conference peers in banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college football.

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