NCAA says no yet again to spring scrimmage between Syracuse football, Colorado

The NCAA is no fun at all.

That's nothing new, but the latest evidence is this incompetent organization saying no, yet again, to a proposed idea by Syracuse football and Big 12 Conference member Colorado to conduct a joint spring scrimmage. The two teams had sought this out last year, too.

Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today first reported developments regarding the NCAA rejecting the Orange, led by head coach Fran Brown, and the Buffaloes, led by head coach Deion Sanders, to go toe to toe this spring.

By the way, earlier this week, Syracuse football noted via its X page that the 'Cuse will hold its annual spring game on Saturday, April 11, beginning at 7:30 pm EST inside the JMA Wireless Dome.

Syracuse football and Colorado were denied a second time by the NCAA related to a spring scrimmage.

Per USA Today, the 2026 proposal from the Buffaloes and the Orange was denied by the NCAA Division I FBS oversight committee because it says "a subcommittee is currently reviewing the whole football calendar for possible changes, including spring football practice."

According to the report: "Committee chair Mark Alnutt told USA TODAY Sports the committee didn't want to make changes now for only two teams while that review is in progress and current rules prohibit joint spring practices."

However, in a dose of slightly encouraging news, per the USA Today article, the NCAA may consider allowing joint spring practices in the future as this subcommittee conducts a larger examination of the football calendar. Only time will tell, though.

Last March, Syracuse and Colorado filed paperwork with the NCAA to try to win approval to hold a joint spring scrimmage in Boulder, Colo. The Division I FBS oversight committee said no, noting that the late timing of the programs' request could create a potential recruiting advantage for the Orange and the Buffaloes, because some other schools had already begun - or even completed - their spring practices.

So this time around, Syracuse football and Colorado filed their request earlier, and they were still denied. Per USA Today, the NCAA's decision arrived on January 22.

Like I said. The NCAA doesn't like fun things at all.