Bizarre new NCAA rule

[CY61]

Was reading Gregg Doyel this morning:

"A student-athlete who earns an undergraduate degree in four years but still has one year of eligibility remaining --a medical redshirt , for example -can transfer into another college's graduate school and finish his or her career there---IMMEDIATELY . No sitting our a year . It's graduate, transfers and play .Another dumb rule right or wrong? ???

 

[Nedrick]

Is this the NCAA's way of rewarding athletes who graduate within 4 years??

The most bizarre rule I've heard of. I wonder if we'll ever see it happen at ISU...

 

[evan]

... for the "Student-Athlete" that "ACTUALLY" happens to be a better rocket scientist than basketball player... then this is a good deal... I kind of doubt that there will be very many players opting out of their respective schools to become a rocket scientist elsewheres... :

 

[clbarnha]

The way it makes sense

Perhaps they are thinking about a student-athlete who is intending to go to graduate school at a different institution than where they took their undergraduate studies. If the student would normally get an undergraduate degree then go to a university specializing in graduate studies of their field then the NCAA is saying that is okay and that if the student-athlete wants to compete athletically then there is no penalty. Otherwise the student may "waste" a graduate year just to compete athletically.

 

[dbronco7sc]

So, if Doyel was bringing this up... is it happening with some good player or something?no?

 

[mj4cy]

We have to remember Doyel has only half a brain or so.

 

[CloneFan65]

I doubt this rule will effect many athletes in Basketball or Football. My guess is this rule will be applied mostly to athletes in "minor" sports such as golf, tennis, etc.

 

[theshadow]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(clbarnha @ May 27 2006, 09:23 AM) [post=2984]Quoted post[/post]</div><div class='quotemain'> Perhaps they are thinking about a student-athlete who is intending to go to graduate school at a different institution than where they took their undergraduate studies. If the student would normally get an undergraduate degree then go to a university specializing in graduate studies of their field then the NCAA is saying that is okay and that if the student-athlete wants to compete athletically then there is no penalty. Otherwise the student may "waste" a graduate year just to compete athletically. [/b][/quote]

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Vargas Wins Title as CSUB Places Ninth at Midlands Championships

December 30, 2005

EVANSTON, Ill. – Senior Tommy Vargas (Highland, Calif./Northwestern) made his return to Northwestern University a strong one, winning the 133 pound title to lead the Cal State Bakersfield wrestling team to an ninth place finish at the 43rd Midlands Championship at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston Thursday and Friday.

<span style="color:#ff0000">Vargas, who earned his degree at Northwestern before transferring to Cal State Bakersfield to begin graduate work</span>, won his first four matches of the tournament to earn a spot in the finals. In that match, the unseeded Vargas scored a late takedown to earn a 9–7 victory over No. 7 seed Jesse Sundell of Iowa State.