I believe both Herschel Thornton and Dwight Tillman from Lackawanna didn't qualify.
The issue was that they had used up their D1 eligibility. I believe they qualified academically.
The issue was that they had used up their D1 eligibility. I believe they qualified academically.
I don't like the idea of an athletic clock. Why should someone be penalized because they took some classes? Isn't that what college is all about, taking classes? If someone took some classes, went into the military, and then got out, would their clock have run out? Punishing people for having taken classes seens counter-intuitive for an academic institution.
It's OK at D-II, but not at D-I? Is it bad to take classes at D-I, but not at D-II? Just about everything is waiverable by the NCAA, it seems very chaotic how they decide who gets a waiver and who does not.
Once you enroll in school, whether a junior college or 4-year, you athletic clock starts. The exception being taking college courses prior to graduating high school. Once the clock starts, at the division 1 level, you have 5 years to complete 4 seasons of competition. I am not totally certain how it works but I think the "clock" stops for military service, similar to going on a mission that some Morman athletes do. The rule is more relaxed at the DII level and even more so at the DIII level, although I am not sure how each of those work.
That rule makes no sense. What is the purpose, anybody know.
Once you enroll in school, whether a junior college or 4-year, you athletic clock starts. The exception being taking college courses prior to graduating high school. Once the clock starts, at the division 1 level, you have 5 years to complete 4 seasons of competition. I am not totally certain how it works but I think the "clock" stops for military service, similar to going on a mission that some Morman athletes do. The rule is more relaxed at the DII level and even more so at the DIII level, although I am not sure how each of those work.
The purpose is to prevent schools from bulking kids for two to three years and having in essence 7 and 8 year seniors. Imagine how some of them south schools would abuse that. But I agree, it pretty much sucks.