Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones, now preparing for the NFL Draft, has been a rock star on Twitter during his collegiate career. From his early moment of infamy when he tweeted about not playing school to his must-follow status following the Buckeyes’ national championship run two seasons ago, Jones has rarely been one to shy away from sharing his feelings in 140 characters or fewer. Now officially done with the shackles of the NCAA, Jones fired up his Twitter account and blasted the organization for doing everything to benefit themselves before the student-athletes.
I'm so happy to be done with the @NCAA and their rules & regulation. They do any & everything to exploited collegiate athletes.
— Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) April 11, 2016
It's deeper than athletes thinking we should get paid. The @NCAA control our lives with insane and unfair rules.
— Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) April 11, 2016
The NCAA rule book has long been a point of contention for college football and basketball fans. Despite more recent efforts to try and trim down the rule book and provide a more lenient stance on outdated philosophies and ideals, the NCAA continues to befuddle more often than not it seems. The most recent ruling decisions made last week by the NCAA Division 1 Council will allow coaches to send unlimited texts and electronic communications to recruits and will shut down all satellite camp practices that have been a hot-button issue for the past two years. Each rule seems contradictory to the NCAA’s mission of benefitting the student-athletes, which has not gone without contention in the past few days.
Jones directed his rant back toward the player likeness debate, which could be close to be relaxed by the NCAA.
Why shouldn't a collegiate athlete be able to use their OWN likeness/brand to benefit themselves but yet the @NCAA can sell there jerseys🤔
— Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) April 11, 2016
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That's my 2cent on the @NCAA .It's not like that's going to change how the athletes are exploited, even tho 98% of people feel the same way
— Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) April 11, 2016
I have no access to the data that supports the idea 98 percent of people agree with Jones’ stance on this issue, but I would be willing to bet there is a majority in favor of what the former Buckeyes quarterback is getting at.
