The NCAA’s Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a policy April 14 that players cannot place symbols or messages on the black strips under their eyes, which are used to reduce glare from the sun.
The association denied that the rule was influenced by Tebow’s Biblical messages.
Cameron Schuh, a spokesman for the NCAA, said the panel’s decision confirmed an existing rule “that players are not allowed to have any symbols or messages on their eye black, starting with this coming season.”
Other players have used the anti-glare paint for other messages. Reggie Bush, another Heisman winner, put 619, the area code of his native San Diego, on his eye black.
NCAA bans eye black messages
(RNS) The National Collegiate Athletic Association has banned the use of eye black with messages — a practice prominently used by former University of Florida star quarterback Tim Tebow to display Bible verses.
