What next

[coloradocat]

If I was the NCAA I would deny the application. No retroactive reclassifications, especially once you're at a different school.

I like the way the dude plays and will be glad to have him another year, however, what would be your reasoning on a denial? I actually have similar thoughts about how much student/athletes get leeway to continue playing/competing. I had 5 years with a redshirt and by the end of my fifth year I was ready to get the hell out. The student portion is separating further and further from the athlete

My reasoning is that he already used his redshirt year. That's it.

I'm also looking forward to seeing him play another year for the Bobcats in 2025. This seems like an easy line in the sand for the NCAA to draw. If you want a medical redshirt you have to apply for it prior to the beginning of the following season. That's not an extraordinary requirement. I would prefer they formalize it now, effective for the 2025 season (meaning if you try to retroactive a med shirt this year it will be granted) but if they just used that justification for any/all attempts in 2024 I'd be ok with it, even if it negatively impacts us.

I'd also like them to enact a rule that you only get one medical redshirt in your career. That already gives players up to 6 years to play 4 "full" seasons plus 1 "1/3+playoffs" season and 1 "up to the first 1/4" season.

[onceacat]

If I was the NCAA I would deny the application. No retroactive reclassifications, especially once you're at a different school.

I like the way the dude plays and will be glad to have him another year, however, what would be your reasoning on a denial? I actually have similar thoughts about how much student/athletes get leeway to continue playing/competing. I had 5 years with a redshirt and by the end of my fifth year I was ready to get the hell out. The student portion is separating further and further from the athlete.
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Miami has a tight end in his 9th season.

Cam Rising and Brant Kuithe at Utah are both in year 7. A TE that started at Utah the same year as Kuithe is in his 4th year in the NFL.

NCAA has gotten REALLY lenient in medical redshirts. That said, I'm with you: playing a bunch of 25-26 year olds is sort of missing the point of college football.

[onceacat]

If I was the NCAA I would deny the application. No retroactive reclassifications, especially once you're at a different school.

I like the way the dude plays and will be glad to have him another year, however, what would be your reasoning on a denial? I actually have similar thoughts about how much student/athletes get leeway to continue playing/competing. I had 5 years with a redshirt and by the end of my fifth year I was ready to get the hell out. The student portion is separating further and further from the athlete

My reasoning is that he already used his redshirt year. That's it.

I'm also looking forward to seeing him play another year for the Bobcats in 2025. This seems like an easy line in the sand for the NCAA to draw. If you want a medical redshirt you have to apply for it prior to the beginning of the following season. That's not an extraordinary requirement. I would prefer they formalize it now, effective for the 2025 season (meaning if you try to retroactive a med shirt this year it will be granted) but if they just used that justification for any/all attempts in 2024 I'd be ok with it, even if it negatively impacts us.

I'd also like them to enact a rule that you only get one medical redshirt in your career. That already gives players up to 6 years to play 4 "full" seasons plus 1 "1/3+playoffs" season and 1 "up to the first 1/4" season.

Or make it an automatic denial if the player has played both 4+ games in the redshirt year & 4 games in the medical redshirt year. Thats a full season.

[tetoncat]

If I was the NCAA I would deny the application. No retroactive reclassifications, especially once you're at a different school.

I like the way the dude plays and will be glad to have him another year, however, what would be your reasoning on a denial? I actually have similar thoughts about how much student/athletes get leeway to continue playing/competing. I had 5 years with a redshirt and by the end of my fifth year I was ready to get the hell out. The student portion is separating further and further from the athlete

My reasoning is that he already used his redshirt year. That's it.

I'm also looking forward to seeing him play another year for the Bobcats in 2025. This seems like an easy line in the sand for the NCAA to draw. If you want a medical redshirt you have to apply for it prior to the beginning of the following season. That's not an extraordinary requirement. I would prefer they formalize it now, effective for the 2025 season (meaning if you try to retroactive a med shirt this year it will be granted) but if they just used that justification for any/all attempts in 2024 I'd be ok with it, even if it negatively impacts us.

I'd also like them to enact a rule that you only get one medical redshirt in your career. That already gives players up to 6 years to play 4 "full" seasons plus 1 "1/3+playoffs" season and 1 "up to the first 1/4" season.

Or make it an automatic denial if the player has played both 4+ games in the redshirt year & 4 games in the medical redshirt year. Thats a full season.

And their getting paid now with NIL. No wonder the kids that know they won't be in NFL keep applying to comeback.