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Football New NCAA waiver regarding JuCo prospects

TimVerghese

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Mar 15, 2024
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How about a pre-Christmas Eve news dump from the NCAA. The NCAA Division I Board of Directors, composed of university presidents, agreed to a waiver for junior college players that grants them an additional year of eligibility if they are in a similar situation as Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia.

Pavia is suing the NCAA over its eligibility standards, arguing that his junior college playing seasons should not count as part of his four seasons of NCAA eligibility.

For Nebraska, if I am understanding this correctly it could mean DeShon Singleton has the opportunity to return in 2025 as he started his career at Hutchinson Community College and has totaled four seasons of college football, meaning he fits within the five-year period of eligibility. Very fluid situation and we’re working to find more clarity on this. NCAA has a bit of a mess on their hands with this

 
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