All of the time, you hear how the NCAA is supposed to be in this for the student-athlete.
Yet, when kids get hurt, a lot of them are not granted extra eligibility after an injury.
Probably 90% of the kids who are applying for extra eligibility have no shot at playing professional sports.
So, why not change the rule that if a kid took a non-medical redshirt as a freshman and then gets hurt at some other point during their career, that year still counts against them?
This rule has killed KU numerous times. Guys like Jeff Spikes, Brandon Bourbon, etc. have lost an extra year of football because of this.
What would it hurt to let them play a sixth year? If anything, it will get them on better track to either graduate or continue working on their Master's degree. That's in the best interest of the student-athlete and also helps their team out as well.
If the NCAA truly cared about the STUDENT-athlete, then they should consider something like this.
Yet, when kids get hurt, a lot of them are not granted extra eligibility after an injury.
Probably 90% of the kids who are applying for extra eligibility have no shot at playing professional sports.
So, why not change the rule that if a kid took a non-medical redshirt as a freshman and then gets hurt at some other point during their career, that year still counts against them?
This rule has killed KU numerous times. Guys like Jeff Spikes, Brandon Bourbon, etc. have lost an extra year of football because of this.
What would it hurt to let them play a sixth year? If anything, it will get them on better track to either graduate or continue working on their Master's degree. That's in the best interest of the student-athlete and also helps their team out as well.
If the NCAA truly cared about the STUDENT-athlete, then they should consider something like this.
