For schools that are playing this fall, do the kids get a blanket 'free year of eligibility' (regardless of exceeding 4 games played) based-on what the NCAA communicated last month?
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BUMP!
I'm honestly surprised at the lack of responses to this thread.
Based-on how the NCAA communicated this back on 8/21, it sounds like our players are all going to get an extra year of eligibility no matter if they play 4 games, 5 games, or the entire season.
That's a big deal people!
I will be surprised if the NCAA expands scholarship limit but nothing surprises me when it comes to college sports anymore. Many smaller schools won't be able to afford additional scholarships and how does title 9 enter in. Limits were put in to level the playing field. The rich will get richer. Let's make sure we take full advantage of any opportunity we getPer CBSSports, it sounds like the NCAA is temporarily allowing an expansion of the 85 scholarship limit. Another very interesting piece is that schools do not have to honor an extra year for seniors if they don't want to (ie. can trim the dead weight if they see fit).
"Granting an extra year of eligibility could bring plenty of complications for schools, however. The NCAA's announcement said seniors student-athletes who take advantage of the additional year of eligibility will not count against team scholarship limits in 2021-22. But even with temporarily-expanded scholarship limits, athletic departments dealing with significant budget shortfalls may not be in position to spend more on athletic scholarships.
The NCAA's announcement Friday did not mandate that schools fund the scholarships of seniors for an additional year; this adopted rule merely allows for the temporary expansion of scholarship limits to accommodate seniors who do opt to return for an additional season.
The eligibility extension is particularly interesting for the six conferences still planning to play football this fall. Under the rule, a player gearing up for his senior season could play this fall -- assuming the season is played as scheduled -- and return to play again in 2021. That could mean some school, conference and even NCAA statistical records could be in danger as a result of players who, in essence, played five seasons."
Per the NCAA on 8/21:
"All fall sport student-athletes will receive both an additional year of eligibility and an additional year in which to complete it," the NCAA said in a release. "Student-athletes who do not enroll full time during the 2020 fall term have flexibility in the progress-toward-degree requirements that must be met for eligibility in future terms."
Being such a young team, this is a huge benefit to the Huskers.BUMP!
I'm honestly surprised at the lack of responses to this thread.
Based-on how the NCAA communicated this back on 8/21, it sounds like our players are all going to get an extra year of eligibility no matter if they play 4 games, 5 games, or the entire season.
That's a big deal people!