2008 recruits

[romar]

If you redshirt at JUCO do you still have redshirt eligibility in Division I?

I may be wrong on this, but it's my understanding that a graduating HS senior has 5 years to complete 4 full years of eligibility at the college level (be it DI, DII or JUCO). There are rare cases due to a medical or other hardship that the NCAA will allow a 6th year (but that usually only applies to BCS schools - see ISU & Tarise Bryson). I'm sure others may know more and can correct me if this is inaccurate.

 

[Da Coach]

You are correct. The NCAA counts the redshirt year (whether it's at juco or at a 4-year school) as 1 of the 5 years in which you have to finish your 4 seasons of eligibility. So if a kid sits out another year, he'll lose that year.

The other exceptions the NCAA allows are exemption for years served in the military, and years served in a mission capacity for religious reasons. Mormon kids, who spend 2 years in a mission field, are allowed to resume their college eligibility upon return without counting those years toward the 5 year limit.

 

[tornado]

romar....Tarise Bryson's case was NOT due to the loss of years from redshirt or transfer...the only reasons the NCAA
will ever allow to grant the 6th year. Tarise missed a year due to academics, so they ruled that he was not
eligible for the 6th year. This IS the right call by the NCAA.
(despite what certain ISU fans say)

 

[romar]

romar....Tarise Bryson's case was NOT due to the loss of years from redshirt or transfer...the only reasons the NCAA
will ever allow to grant the 6th year. Tarise missed a year due to academics, so they ruled that he was not
eligible for the 6th year. This IS the right call by the NCAA.

Right call... Probably, but if DR got injured in game two this season, I know I would be praying that the NCAA would give him a 6th season to complete his 4 years. In addition, it seems to me that the 6th year is at the NCAA"s discretion and my bet would be more often than not it is granted to kids at BCS type schools over the cursed MM's. Too lazy to do the research though.

 

[wingrider81]

Hey Coach

Hey Coach

The other exceptions the NCAA allows are exemption for years served in the military, and years served in a mission capacity for religious reasons. Mormon kids, who spend 2 years in a mission field, are allowed to resume their college eligibility upon return without counting those years toward the 5 year limit.

Do ya suppose Jeremy Fears might consider BYU? :idea:
Once upon a time they did take Jim McMahon. 8)
Wing81