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re: Hypothetically, can a student athlete take a year off college then return to eligibility?
Posted on 4/26/17 at 6:47 pm to The Mick
Posted on 4/26/17 at 6:47 pm to The Mick
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Hypothetically, can a student athlete take a year off college then return to eligibility?
Just wondering.
Yes, but there is a clock that starts running when they first enroll, and all eligibility must be used during the time limit, which I think is five years. So, if they play for two years, then sit out for two, they can still only play one more, even though they still have two years of eligibility they haven't used. I think BYU might get an exception to this because of their two-year Mormon mission thing, and players can get exceptions on a case-by-case basis for hardship circumstances such as injuries, etc.
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Posted on 4/26/17 at 6:50 pm to SouthEndzoneTiger
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But like in the case of Booty, he had actually enrolled prior to deciding on playing pro baseball. His 5 years to play 4 clock started the day he enrolled. So that's why he only had 1 year of eligibility when he finally quit baseball.
That's not true. He didn't enroll, and he didn't have only one year of eligibility. He played in 1999 and 2000, and was eligible to play in 2001 but opted to enter the NFL draft instead.
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