Question about Chad Jones' baseball eligibility

He got an $825k signing bonus from the Giants.

Yes, because tackling a 240lb rb and throwing a baseball are exactly the same,

I don't think he completed enough academic credits last year to be eligible for baseball this year, so the point is moot.

He most certainly has a year of eligibility left...actually 1.5 yrs...and can pay his own way if need be. Josh Booty did it to play football...as have others. Why do you think there's a 24-26 y/o QB every now and then on some teams? Didn't Mauck do this too?

If he maintained academic eligibility, he would theoretically have two seasons of baseball eligibility left. While he never redshirted in football, this year would count as one in baseball considering he didn't play...plus he didn't participate in enough games or past the midway point his true freshman year.

Only caveat is he would have to pay his own to school and could not accept an athletic scholarship.

Bottom line, he has used two years of his eligibility in baseball. No matter when, he still has two years of eligibility left. Not likely he'll be able to next season, but if he wants...and isn't in some minor league bullpen by then, he can still play baseball at LSU for 2 more seasons if he pays his own way.

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Only caveat is he would have to pay his own to school and could not accept an athletic scholarship.

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He got an $825k signing bonus from the Giants.

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Don't see a huge problem here

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Bottom line, he has used two years of his eligibility in baseball. No matter when, he still has two years of eligibility left.

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Yeah, that's not how it works at all. It absolutely matters when. This year('10) would have been his true JR year in baseball. He'd use that as a redshirt year, so '11 would be his redshirt JR year and '12 would be his redshirt SR year. But I think it's all moot myself.