{
  "id": 3378530,
  "title": "Sean McVay can't comprehend players going from NFL camps back to college: 'I feel like I took a freakin' gummy'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/sean-mcvay-cant-comprehend-players-going-from-nfl-camps-back-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T23:45:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/sean-mcvay-cant-comprehend-players-going-from-nfl-camps-back-to-college-i-feel-like-i-took-a-freakin-gummy-234537438.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Tuesday, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that former Cleveland Browns tight end Dae Quan Wright was set to return to college football on Wednesday. Wright cleared waivers and was reportedly prepared to rejoin his former Ole Miss head coach, Lane Kiffin, at LSU. However, the SEC and other conferences quickly adopted new policies to prevent athletes from returning to college sports after declaring for the NFL Draft. Wright is among several players from the 2022 high school class who are trying to take advantage of the NCAA's new five-year eligibility model, which eliminates redshirts and waivers. The age-based system, approved unanimously by the NCAA Division I Cabinet in June, excluded players who had exhausted eligibility during the 2025-26 academic year, a group that includes many 2022 enrollees. This decision sparked outrage among over 150 athletes who filed eligibility lawsuits in 15 states. Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay was asked about the controversy and responded with disbelief, saying, \"I feel like I took a freakin’ gummy.\" McVay added, \"I don't even understand it. Surely that's not real.\"",
  "summary": "College conferences are now adopting timely policy to prevent such comebacks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "NFL players to LSU tracker: Updated list of 2026 rookies lured back to college by Lane Kiffin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/nfl-players-to-lsu-tracker-updated-list-of-2026-rookies-lured-back-to",
        "published": "2026-08-25T12:05:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}