LouderVol
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I read he got arrested last year? 2 football players charged in separate incidents - News - The News Herald
The problem with B.J. & why UGA backed off of him is simple...
The issue is he's not going to be able to meet the new requirement to have 10 of his core classes by the start of his senior year. It doesn't matter which college he's trying to get into, he will have to go JUCO or be a "academic redshirt". Link to the new rules below...
https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/New+Standards+-++1-pager.pdf
He's going to be a Jovon Robinson like recruit coming out of JUCO/academic RS year(which ever way it plays out) & who ever signs & or places him will get one helluva player. He's prolly one of the top 3-5 RB prospects in the '16 class but the pesky new NCAA rules are gonna bite him in the azz...
ETA:... This is why UGA has jumped on the Holyfield bandwagon in the last week... FWIW...
The problem with B.J. & why UGA backed off of him is simple...
The issue is he's not going to be able to meet the new requirement to have 10 of his core classes by the start of his senior year. It doesn't matter which college he's trying to get into, he will have to go JUCO or be a "academic redshirt". Link to the new rules below...
https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/New+Standards+-++1-pager.pdf
He's going to be a Jovon Robinson like recruit coming out of JUCO/academic RS year(which ever way it plays out) & who ever signs & or places him will get one helluva player. He's prolly one of the top 3-5 RB prospects in the '16 class but the pesky new NCAA rules are gonna bite him in the azz...
ETA:... This is why UGA has jumped on the Holyfield bandwagon in the last week... FWIW...