Should Players Receive an Extra Year of Eligibilty?

[WAGopher]

I think all players on teams that aren’t playing this year should receive an extra year of eligibility. I realize this creates a conflict with scholarship limits, which poses other questions. Also, incoming freshman scholarships could be affected too.

A solution would be to grant the players an extra year of eligibility, but not requiring teams to keep them past the current play 4 in 5 years standard. When players have used up their standard eligibility, and wanted to exercise their extra year, they could make a request to their team and/or enter the transfer portal.

Not all players may find a team, but it gives them a future option and may help ease any concerns they and their families may now have.

 

[Taji34]

Ummm: https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...ports-athletes-to-retain-year-of-eligibility/

 

[Pete smith]

I know let’s go ahead and offer scholarships. Oh wait a minute, we’re broke.

 

[Some guy]

I think all players on teams that aren’t playing this year should receive an extra year of eligibility. I realize this creates a conflict with scholarship limits, which poses other questions. Also, incoming freshman scholarships could be affected too.

A solution would be to grant the players an extra year of eligibility, but not requiring teams to keep them past the current play 4 in 5 years standard. When players have used up their standard eligibility, and wanted to exercise their extra year, they could make a request to their team and/or enter the transfer portal.

Not all players may find a team, but it gives them a future option and may help ease any concerns they and their families may now have.

Good idea

maybe they’ll do something like what You suggested

 

[MplsGopher]

This rule is absolutely absurd for any player that is able to participate in a full fall season that is reasonably close to what a regular season would be, this fall.

I vote that if a player participates this fall in 75% or more matches (where participate means any amount of competition in the match) relative to what a normal fall would be, then they are not eligible for the rule.


Why in the hell should a senior this fall at an SEC school, get to have a 5th season/6th year after playing 10-13 games this fall??? Makes zero sense.