question for the board

[de1conley]

Can anybody explain to me how Calvin Ridley is 21 and a freshman but was a 5* and was ineligible his Sr season.

 

[RockyTop411]

Ridley, a standout for Monarch High School, turns 19 years and 9 months after the third week of the season, according to the Sun-Sentinel. His date of birth is Dec. 20, 1994. In the state of Florida, students can't be older than that and play high school sports.

- Alabama 5-star commit Calvin Ridley will only be eligible for 3 games during senior season | AL.com

 

[FLVOL_79]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say it isn't because he was the most studious student...

 

[Vols4life]

I believe he probably failed some grades before the 8th grade...and maybe in Florida they do not have a program to help him get put into the correct grade when he did fall behind

 

[ptcarter]

He chose a career path early in life. He'll lose more money than I'll ever make. Calculus is for losers.

 

[HialeahGator]

Can anybody explain to me how Calvin Ridley is 21 and a freshman but was a 5* and was ineligible his Sr season.

Kid was in and out of foster homes until HS. Not hard to imagine school not being a priority for him or many foster families growing up.

 

[Sin City Vol]

- Alabama 5-star commit Calvin Ridley will only be eligible for 3 games during senior season | AL.com

That's a good rule...there is no reason a person almost 20 years old should be playing HS sports.

 

[tnburban]

Maybe this doesn't apply to this situation due to the foster kid situation, but there is a real effort by parents to hold their kids back so they physically mature and can do better in sports. ESPN did an Outside the Lines about the "red shirting" going on with middle and high school kids, look it up.

 

[bamawriter]

He's a Cuban immigrant. He didn't start school until he was almost 9.

 

[FLVOL_79]

Failing school in Florida is hard. Its all about numbers here. No Child Left Behind on steroids. They do what it takes to make the metrics look good no matter the impact on the childs actual education.

This kid probably just didn't go to school for a few years.

 

[508mikey]

 

[Vato]

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