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January 23rd, 2017 at 10:44 AM ^

An application for an extension of his five-year clock is much rarer and more difficult to attain. For an extension request to be successful, the institution requesting it on behalf of the student- athlete must prove that the student-athlete was deprived of more than one season of competition for reasons beyond his or her control. For example, a student-athlete could have been forced to withdraw from school for two years to help support his family or to care for an ailing parent. More commonly, the basis for an extension request is incapacitating injury. In cases of injury, the institution must show that the student-athlete suffered injuries or illnesses that prevented him or her from competing for two seasons. An example of a successful application of a football student-athlete's five-year clock would be as follows:



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dragonchild

January 23rd, 2017 at 11:30 AM ^

They couldn't flip over on the bed fast enough for the SEC's whining about Harbaugh's camps, and people think because Davis got a 6th year means Clark would get one?

Comparing the two cases is academic.  The writing was on the wall when they hastily instituted a camp ban.  Harbaugh's made enemies of the NCAA for all the right reasons and I respect him for that, but it does mean they're going to screw him and everyone under his wings, every chance they get.

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mGrowOld

January 23rd, 2017 at 10:36 AM ^

Warde Manual has issued a statement on the matter.  We're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore!

"Clearly Clarke didnt deserve a 6th year so the NCAA in their infinite and perfect wisdom has denied our ridicuolus and obviously unwarrented request for a 6th year.  On behalf of the entire University please allow me to extend our most sincere and humble apologies to the NCAA as a whole for wasting it's time on such matters.

And we're sorry about the whole officiating nonsense after the OSU game too.  Watched the tape and boy, you guys were RIGHT after all.  I only saw one error too and candidly that could've gone either way.  Our bad."

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Jimmyisgod

January 23rd, 2017 at 10:37 AM ^

This one hurts a lot.  We have 4 brand new starters in the secondary.  Mixing in Clark would have been huge for the young guys to be able to play with a vet.  1 returning starter on the defense now.  2 if you consider Hurst a starter as I do.

 

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LSAClassOf2000

January 23rd, 2017 at 10:50 AM ^

Although I quite honestly didn't hold out a lot of hope that he would get the 6th year just because of the way the rules on this subject read, I was kind of hoping all the same that he would get it despite, as some said, not being named "Ed Davis".

Shame really. It would have been nice to have his experience in the secondary this coming season. 

Best of luck to him as he pursues football at the next level. 

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Trip McNeely

January 23rd, 2017 at 11:00 AM ^

Is Dantonio smart? I feel like reading they waited till the 11th hour to request the Ed Davis sixth year. Maybe the NCAA felt bad for him because it was to late to get into the draft. IDK like Brian says people are in charge of things just to be in charge of them.



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January 23rd, 2017 at 11:19 AM ^

This is one of many NCAA issues that receives periodic attention on this board.  There's plenty for ESPN or anyone else to take a look at.  

Too much scrutiny would impair ESPN's ability to negotiate broadcasting deals with the NCAA, so they probably don't want to touch this.  Local media don't have the audience or the resources to do something.

Anyone have an idea of a sports media outlet that has the resources and the reach to shine a spotlight on the NCAA?  I suspect every fan based (even Alabama's, OSU's, Penn State's, North Carolina's, etc.) think they get screwed by the NCAA.

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Bambi

January 23rd, 2017 at 11:24 AM ^

Ed Davis gets a 6th year despite being practice team player of the week in one of his redshirt years. Matt Vandeberg gets a medical hardship despite also getting injured in the 4th game this year. What the fuck NCAA?

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pescadero

January 23rd, 2017 at 4:07 PM ^

Ed Davis: 2 entire seasons lost to injury. Didn't play in either.

 

Matt Vandeberg: 1 entire season lost to injury, 2nd season ended after 4 games due to injury.

 

Jeremy Clark: 1 season ended after 4 games due to injury, 1 regular redshirt.

 

If Jeremy Clarks FIRST redshirt had been injury related - he would have gotten a 6th year... but you only get a 6th year if you miss two BECAUSE OF INJURY.

 

Clark missed one because of injury, and one was a regular red shirt.

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bronxblue

January 23rd, 2017 at 11:27 AM ^

in other news, Ed Davis is not working on his Ph.D. at MSU and will be able to suit up for another season.

I mean, come on.  This is just horeshit at this point.

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Gary_B

January 23rd, 2017 at 12:05 PM ^

Everyone brings up Ed Davis but I think Tyler Moeller from OSU is more appropriate. I was pretty annoyed that he was granted a sixth year when it happened and thought that someday I would look back on it and be even more annoyed, this was his bio:

2006 - Fresman (redshirted)

2007 - Redshirt freshman

2008 - Redshirt sophomore

2009 - Redshirt junior (Missed entire season due to injury)

2010 - Redshirt senior (Injured in 4th game - out rest of season)

2011 - 6th year

It just seems like this situation aligns with Clark. Their injury even occurred in the same game of their fifth year.

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Michigan4Life

January 23rd, 2017 at 2:36 PM ^

missed his freshman year due to redshirt and missed most of this season due to injury.  How is it the same as Moeller when he redshirted his freshman year and missed the entire season as a redshirt junior and then missed most of the season in his redshirt senior year.  The key is he missed the entire year as a redshirt junior which accounted for the NCAA granting him a 6th year of eligibility.

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Hard-Baughlls

January 23rd, 2017 at 12:49 PM ^

Look, if Jeremy Clark is granted a 6th year, then we go down a slippery slope where these players start appealling for 7th, 8th, 10th, 15th, etc years of eligibility.  Think of the poor children, as there would no longer be available scholarships to play football for incoming freshmen (unless of course they all go to the SEC or OSU on academic scholarship, where football would become an academic major and have 1000 kids in their "student athlete" courses.

The NCAA just really, really cares about the kids.

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