supersmo18
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Shouldn’t even count as a season of eligibility. Jarrett Stidham transferred from Baylor and attended a non-football playing community college for a year waiting to decide his next stop an had full 3 seasons of eligibility with an unburnt redshirt when he enrolled at Auburn.And does that count as a redshirt and allow him 3 to play 3?
How is that even possible? Once you enroll at any college or university, athletically related, or not, doesn't your eligibility clock start?Shouldn’t even count as a season of eligibility. Jarrett Stidham transferred from Baylor and attended a non-football playing community college for a year waiting to decide his next stop an had full 3 seasons of eligibility with an unburnt redshirt when he enrolled at Auburn.
Guess not in that particular case...it was one step up from a high school. I don’t remember any eligibility lost for those attending those prep school/military academies after high school. Larry Fitzgerald had to convince the NFL that he was 3 years out of high school because he attended one. Need to remember that attending his JUCO is possibly going to be limited if not fully online. You don’t lose any time for taking courses online in the summer...might affect this.How is that even possible? Once you enroll at any college or university, athletically related, or not, doesn't your eligibility clock start?
But in the case of prep schools, you still haven't enrolled in a college or university, so your eligibility clock hasn't started. And once you enroll, I think it has to be as a full-time student (12 credit hours), which may preclude the taking of summer classes from starting your clock. But once you begin as a full-time student, and attend the first class, your clock starts.Guess not in that particular case...it was one step up from a high school. I don’t remember any eligibility lost for those attending those prep school/military academies after high school. Larry Fitzgerald had to convince the NFL that he was 3 years out of high school because he attended one. Need to remember that attending his JUCO is possibly going to be limited if not fully online. You don’t lose any time for taking courses online in the summer...might affect this.
But in the case of prep schools, you still haven't enrolled in a college or university, so your eligibility clock hasn't started. And once you enroll, I think it has to be as a full-time student (12 credit hours), which may preclude the taking of summer classes from starting your clock. But once you begin as a full-time student, and attend the first class, your clock starts.
As I understand it, which may be incorrect, Larry Fitzgerald actually finished high school but didn't have good enough grades to get into a D1 school, so he attended Valley Forge Military Academy to improve his grades. After his sophomore year at Pitt, he was technically
3 years removed from his HS graduating class.
Technically, you could choose not to enroll in a college/university until your 70 years old and still hold 4 years of eligibility to be completed in 5 years.
So when you get college credits online, you’re saying the clock’s been ticking? Aren’t you ENROLLED when you’re taking those classes? Unique times.But in the case of prep schools, you still haven't enrolled in a college or university, so your eligibility clock hasn't started. And once you enroll, I think it has to be as a full-time student (12 credit hours), which may preclude the taking of summer classes from starting your clock. But once you begin as a full-time student, and attend the first class, your clock starts.
As I understand it, which may be incorrect, Larry Fitzgerald actually finished high school but didn't have good enough grades to get into a D1 school, so he attended Valley Forge Military Academy to improve his grades. After his sophomore year at Pitt, he was technically
3 years removed from his HS graduating class.
Technically, you could choose not to enroll in a college/university until your 70 years old and still hold 4 years of eligibility to be completed in 5 years.
The way I have understood it, is that once you enroll as a full-time student (defined by taking 12 credit hours, or more) and attend your first class, online or in-person (not sure if that matters, or if it is distinguishable), that starts your eligibility clock.So when you get college credits online, you’re saying the clock’s been ticking? Aren’t you ENROLLED when you’re taking those classes? Unique times.
Don’t know how much it’s been tested. How many viable athletes have simply attended college without at least walking on? Much less attended a practical vocational school?The way I have understood it, is that once you enroll as a full-time student (defined by taking 12 credit hours, or more) and attend your first class, online or in-person (not sure if that matters, or if it is distinguishable), that starts your eligibility clock.
It is possible that I am wrong there, but I'm fairly certain of the accuracy of that statement.
I'm not sure a vocational school, unless deemed an accredited junior college or community college where it is possible to earn credit hours towards a 4-year degree, would count. For example, my wife attended massage therapy school and my niece will attend beauty school next year in pursuit of her esthetician license. Both have or will receive training and have to pass board examinations to receive their certificates, but neither has started their eligibility clock.Don’t know how much it’s been tested. How many viable athletes have simply attended college without at least walking on? Much less attended a practical vocational school?
Didn’t know religious exemptions existed in the NCAA.I'm not sure a vocational school, unless deemed an accredited junior college or community college where it is possible to earn credit hours towards a 4-year degree, would count. For example, my wife attended massage therapy school and my niece will attend beauty school next year in pursuit of her esthetician license. Both have or will receive training and have to pass board examinations to receive their certificates, but neither has started their eligibility clock.
Also, is it possible to attend community college as a part-time student over the course of several years without starting your clock? I don't know. I wish someone more well-versed could chime in and provide exact clarification.
As you said, few, if any have challenged it, I'm sure, at major universities in major sports. The only example I can think of is athletes who play a year, and then embark on a 2-year mormon mission (JT Mapu, for example). They do not lose eligibility, and I assume it is due to a religious exemption.
Just did some research h and the only exceptions I've found to the 5-year eligibility clock are joining the military and serving a religious mission.Didn’t know religious exemptions existed in the NCAA.