Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Amateur

This is an essay on notability. It contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more WikiProjects on how notability may be interpreted within their area of interest. This information is not a formal Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community.

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This page in a nutshell: The existence of professional American football leagues does not negate the notability of college football; Notability of college football players can equal that of professionals in American football and other sports; College football is extremely popular in the United States, and approaches or exceeds the popularity, revenue generation, and recognition of most professional sports.

Believe it or not, this argument is made from time to time. An editor will claim that because the National Football League (NFL) exists, the first point in WP:ATHLETE then negates the second point in the same section, that "(c)ompetitors who have competed at the highest level in amateur sports" would also be notable.

However, a cursory review will reveal that the section does not have a disclaimer of any kind. Also, even the most brief review of the guideline would reveal the "disqualification" argument to be flawed and not in line with the text of the rest of the guideline.

The existence of the NFL does not negate the notability of college football.