April 19, 2024

Sims weighs in on out-of-state proposal (Audio)

Garden City, KS (westernkansasnews.com)-It’s been a rule that’s been in place since 1962. But since its inception, the out-of-state limit for football in the Jayhawk Conference has gone through a major overhaul. 

Four years ago, the league voted to increase the number of out-of-state athletes from 12 to 20. Fast forward to 2016, and a new proposal that would increase that number to 30 is now on the table. 

But it comes with a distinct stipulation: those extra 10 recruits can only come from border states-Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri and Colorado. 

Garden City Head Coach Jeff Sims gave his thoughts on the proposed change

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