This SEC Rule Cost Ole Miss a Player and I'd Vote for It Again

Greg Sankey wrote down exactly what he was going to do months ago — under oath, in a case that had nothing to do with LSU. And I bet he's glad he did.   IN THIS EPISODE: ⚖️ The sentence nobody quotes. Sankey filed an affidavit supporting the NCAA in the Charles Bediako matter — the first player with college experience to sign an NBA contract and come back. In it he wrote that letting former pros return creates "a competitive disadvantage and fundamental unfairness" for athletes who didn't pursue a professional career. And then the second half: it's also unfair to the programs that operated inside the existing framework and therefore didn't go add a former professional athlete to their roster. It's unfair to the schools that followed the rules. That's the entire argument, on the record, before any of this touched LSU or Ole Miss.   📋 Declared, signed, or listed. The Big Ten went first — football only, and the penalty is a half-season suspension for the head coach plus a school fine. Not the player. The coach. Then the SEC went further: 16-0, covering men's and women's basketball too, and written so you can't argue your way through the gap. NFL, any other pro football league, NBA, G-League, WNBA or affiliate. All three doors at once.   🏈 And the position Kiffin is in this morning. For a week he told that roster it wasn't good enough — not in a press conference, but by going out and doing it. Now he has to convince the same group they're good enough after all. "You just told me last week I needed to be replaced. Now you need me to run through a wall for you against Clemson?" Ole Miss has been through this exact thing — 2022, 8-1, then four straight losses. The talent was still there in November. The belief went out of the building.   🏀 And it cost us too. Corey Stephenson — an 18-point scorer who signed an Exhibit 10 with Detroit and played four Summer League games — is ineligible. And that's the correct outcome. The rule I want is the rule I want regardless of who it costs. Plus the honest counterargument from Bediako's attorney, and what's still unresolved.   ⭐ THE EVERYDAY CLUB — ad-free, members-only Discord, 7-day free trial: https://lockedonolemiss.supercast.com   🆕 LOCKED ON OLE MISS HITS — 5-minute-or-less takes, daily, on its own channel.   🏠 THE OLE MISS HUB — everything in one place: olemisshub.com   Locked On Ole Miss is your daily Ole Miss Rebels podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Hotty Toddy. 🦈 #HottyToddy #OleMiss #OleMissFootball   Episode Timestamps 00:00 SEC expands draft rule coverage 04:40 Greg Sankey's affidavit on college athletes 08:24 Upcoming game against Louisville 12:03 Ole Miss game day apparel 17:57 Pre-season roster uncertainties 20:21 Versatile Ole Miss performance shirt 23:46 NCAA waiver inconsistencies discussion 25:43 Conferences take charge of governance   Everydayer Club   If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub     Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!   Poncho Outdoors Go to https://ponchooutdoors.com/LOCKEDON  and enter your email to get $10 off and free shipping on your first order Odoo Great organizations win because operations matter. And that’s why you should get Odoo. Try for free today at https://Odoo.com/lockedon.  Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast   FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. From the opening whistle to the final kick, Let There Be Goals on FanDuel. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started now.    FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.