Two weeks into the XFL's relaunch, the offseason professional football league has made headlines. As the XFL continues to grow, league commissioner and CEO Oliver Luck mentioned last Wednesday on the Dan Patrick Show that it could extend its reach into college football, currently possessing the ability to sign underclassmen — freshmen and sophomores.

The most prominent college football name among the XFL coaches, former Oklahoma Sooners head coach (1999-16) and current Dallas Renegades head coach/general manager (2019-present) Bob Stoops was asked about the idea Friday on ESPN's NFL Live.

"That'll be for our commissioner and the heads of the XFL, for people to decide that on what our player pool will be," Stoops told ESPN's Dan Graziano. "So I don't think, even if it does get that — there'll be some outliers, maybe — but I don't think that'll be something that we'll be doing a lot of."

Earlier in the day Friday, ESPN analyst Emmanuel Acho delved into what he thought could be "huge" for the players. As a former Texas Longhorns (2008-11), Cleveland Browns (2012) and Philadelphia Eagles (2013-14) linebacker, Acho weighed in with a unique perspective on ESPN's Get Up.

"I think this could be huge," Acho said. "Oliver Luck, he said he hasn't dipped his toe in the water (with) regards to that yet, but understand this — dipping your toe in the water might make a massive wave because when college players realize, 'Wait a second — I can forgo this last year where I'm working and playing for free and all of a sudden, I can get real money?' Whether it's 50-, 100-, $150,000, that's better than a $1,500 scholarship check — I can tell you that right now.

"So when they realize, 'I can make some money there,' I think this will have domino effect. Remember, in 2009, the mind of Brandon Jennings, first-round pick in the (2009) NBA (draft) — he chose to go overseas and I believe he played for a team (Lottomatica Roma) in Italy and he collected $1.6 mill (in guaranteed salary for the 2008-09 season) because, in the NBA, you have to sit out one year. I think this could be a huge deal — not just a small deal. It could be a huge deal for this."

On the same show with Acho, former Ohio State linebacker Bobby Carpenter (2002-05) — the 2006 NFL draft's No. 18 overall pick in the first round by the Dallas Cowboys (2006-09), before heading to four other teams through 2012 — suggested one example of a current college player that could potentially benefit from a year in the XFL.

Carpenter referenced LSU wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, who recorded 84 receptions for 1,780 yards (21.2 average) and 20 touchdowns in 14 games on the 2019 season with the Tigers, winning the Biletnikoff Award and leading the team to the College Football Playoff national championship with an accomplished 15-0 record.

"If you look at receivers and you look at running backs — the flashy guys — those are more of the guys that are garnering the attention," Acho said. "More attention equals more money. So I think it's the money aspect more that's going to lure people. ... As soon as you finish your sophomore season, your true sophomore season, you've played two years, jump to the XFL, make a quick 100,000."