Jacoby Dixon

[Matthew328]

3 hours ago, AggiesAreWe said:

But I don't think that has anything to do with eligibility. I think that is in general. I could be wrong.

That reads as if the player has a choice as to play both or simply chooses to play down.

If he is ruled ineligible, he has no choice other than going back to Brenham.

He could go non-UIL and play varsity 

[AggiesAreWe]

Just now, Matthew328 said:

He could go non-UIL and play varsity 

Right.

I just sent you a message via X.

[StangBacker]

UIL and All-State Committees are separate entities and neither have anything to do with the other.  So the UIL does not or cannot make a rule about an "All-State" player playing down.  Which "All-State" team would we use for judgement on this?  The AP All-State, Dave Campbells All-State, 247 All-State, or the Wink Local Newspaper All-State team?  All-State isn't a state-level honor.  It's not given by the UIL. 

Now, ethically, this would be frowned upon and I highly doubt that any coach in this state would take a 5A All-State Running back and let him carry the ball 20 times for a 2A-D2 JV team.  But, coaches will surprise you sometimes.  That wouldn't be very fun at all.  That's like letting Derrick Henry carry the ball for Aledo.  It just removes any real competition and no real fun in that match. 

[AggiesAreWe]

That policy is for players that are eligible to play varsity sports. It's not in play for players who are ruled ineligible for varsity sports. If they choose to stay at the school that they are ineligible for, they have to play JV if they were to play. No matter if they are all state or not.

[pakronos]

On 8/23/2025 at 10:23 PM, Lions Pride 2021 said:

UIL rules on transfers stink. if a parent wants their child to play at a different school, they should be allowed transfer immediately with the exception of no in season moves. No more sitting out a year garbage. Everyone wants school choice until it comes down to football. why would you want someone who doesn't want to be there? Parents move their kids for academics all the time. They don't make the kid sit out a year. So what if the move was for athletic purposes. If athletics is part of the school curriculum then parents should be able to put their kid in the best possible spot without any say so from the former school. This has got to stop. 

I agree. My daughter wanted to tryout to be a Flame and was initially told yes, but then told no cause during the tryouts, she wasn't a student of the district. I feel like they should of allowed  her to tryout and given me a deadline to have her enrolled. The issue was/is if she was to make it and end up not transferring, that was a spot a district student could have had. She took it like a champ and will tryout for next year, which is in January

[aki1994]

1 hour ago, pakronos said:

I agree. My daughter wanted to tryout to be a Flame and was initially told yes, but then told no cause during the tryouts, she wasn't a student of the district. I feel like they should of allowed  her to tryout and given me a deadline to have her enrolled. The issue was/is if she was to make it and end up not transferring, that was a spot a district student could have had. She took it like a champ and will tryout for next year, which is in January

I am not sure if this is a serious post or satire. 

[pakronos]

16 minutes ago, aki1994 said:

I am not sure if this is a serious post or satire. 

it's dead serious...not sure what u are getting at. 

[aki1994]

5 minutes ago, pakronos said:

it's dead serious...not sure what u are getting at. 

So kids should be able to roll into any school and tryout for a sport, wait to see if they make the team even if they do not go there, then transfer if they do? Or am I reading your post wrong? 

 

[bullets13]

On 8/23/2025 at 10:23 PM, Lions Pride 2021 said:

UIL rules on transfers stink. if a parent wants their child to play at a different school, they should be allowed transfer immediately with the exception of no in season moves. No more sitting out a year garbage. Everyone wants school choice until it comes down to football. why would you want someone who doesn't want to be there? Parents move their kids for academics all the time. They don't make the kid sit out a year. So what if the move was for athletic purposes. If athletics is part of the school curriculum then parents should be able to put their kid in the best possible spot without any say so from the former school. This has got to stop. 

Man, that would be awful. In smaller areas like SETX the ensuing free-for-all would lead to a handful of super teams leeching all of the talent around their surrounding areas, with lower classification football being crippled beyond repair. It would also turn into bribing and payment scandals.