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What year are we in? 2005?<\/p>\n

Tennessee Volunteers linebacker Arion Carter has been suspended by the NCAA for two games after he accepted a $427 plane ticket from an NFL agent following him declaring for the draft. Carter will miss the first two games of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

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From Smyrna, Tennessee, the senior competed near the end of 2025 with a foot injury, which was aggravated following his declaration for the draft. He required surgery, and as a result, he made the decision to play another season in Knoxville. (RELATED: Ole Miss Hits Former Football Players With Legal Warfare After Leaving For LSU, Lane Kiffin)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In an official statement, Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said that Carter ended his connection with the agent and also paid back the $427 for the January flight.<\/p>\n

\u201cNCAA rules are clear: student-athletes may not sign with agents to pursue NFL draft opportunities, and this student-athlete knowingly violated those longstanding rules,\u201d said the NCAA in its own statement, per ESPN. \u201cWhen student-athletes violate NCAA rules, the school declares them ineligible and works with the national office to determine requirements for reinstatement, which can include repayment and\/or withholding from competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This doesn\u2019t even make sense to me considering that players are openly getting paid millions of dollars, and not just that, but schools are openly spending millions of dollars to pull in said players.<\/p>\n

So, why on earth are we making a big deal about a $427 plane ticket?<\/p>\n

We all know why, it\u2019s because the NCAA is obsessed with power, and this was just another excuse for them to pop off and have a power trip. After all, their \u201cpower\u201d is hanging on by a thread, so of course they\u2019re going to take it when they can get it.<\/p>\n

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Quite pathetic if you ask me, but that\u2019s the NCAA in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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