I disagree. You should not have to sit.

An Engineer or a Doctor or any other profession does not have that sit clause at the pre-professional, pre-paycheack school level.

The only purpose is to allow the school to have control over a young athletes career moves. A school can change coach, but the player gets screwed. This even extends down to High School in California. And that is crazy. You can change schools for a better Band program, but not Basketball or Football in California.

The only purpose is to give the coach of the sport more power and protect them from in conference (or level of league) competitors. It has nothing to do with helping the athlete or their interests.

Indentured servitude, pure and simple.