Oregon's Lanning rips NFL players returning to college:

Key Points:

• Oregon head coach Dan Lanning opposes allowing players who participate in NFL training camps to return to college football, citing roster limits and fairness to players who commit year-round to their college teams.
• A Louisiana judge recently granted a temporary restraining order giving 16 former college players, some currently in NFL training camps, a fifth year of college eligibility and a one-week window to enter the transfer portal.
• The NCAA's new five-season eligibility rule does not apply to players who entered college in 2022, leading to ongoing legal challenges and court rulings in multiple states, including one that made former Florida State QB Thomas Castellanos eligible this season.
• Lanning emphasized that once a player declares for the NFL draft or hires an agent, they should be considered professional and ineligible to return to college sports, arguing that allowing returns is unfair to the sport.
• Among the affected players is former Ole Miss tight end Dae'Quan Wright, currently on the Cleveland Browns roster, who entered the transfer portal but was still involved in Browns preseason activities, causing confusion and commentary from Browns head coach Todd Monken.