Colin Sheridan: College footballers and a great competition need protection

The Sigerson Cup and its players need space to breathe. 

DIFFERENT CLASS: University of Galway footballer Tommy Conroy, left, and University College Cork footballer Dylan Foley with the Sigerson Cup before the draw for the Electric Ireland GAA Higher Education Championships at Croke Park in Dublin last month. PictureL Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

“What? You go to college to get stupid”?

- Sonny Corleone, to his brother Michael, The Godfather Part II.