Witherspoon not eleigible for Rutgers this year
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2008/09/update_witherspoon_wont_be_eli.html
The article is neccesarily vague, but it suggests (at least in my mind) that, like Marques Slocum, and many non-qualifiers Michigan generally decides not to deal with, Witherspoon has some classwork to get done before they let him on the field.
OR (and I'm not sure) - is Witherspoon under transfer rules? It was my understanding that he never got to enroll here.
September 30th, 2008 at 10:43 AM ^
September 30th, 2008 at 10:46 AM ^
September 30th, 2008 at 11:16 AM ^
September 30th, 2008 at 11:27 AM ^
September 30th, 2008 at 11:39 AM ^
that a signed LOI locked you into transfer rules if you wanted out. But maybe it just makes it up to the school to decide if they want to grant you a free release or penalize you for changing your mind.
September 30th, 2008 at 12:38 PM ^
if he didn't qualify the LOI is null and void and he could go wherever he wanted without penalty, except for the whole not qualifying thing.
I thought I read on the Rutgers official site that he could practice but not play, so that implies he did qualify. Non-qualifiers can't practice IIRC.
October 1st, 2008 at 11:26 AM ^
Witherspoon left Ann Arbor, Mich. after it appeared he wouldn't qualify but took an online course and became eligible. After returning to Michigan, Witherspoon was still not allowed to play for the Wolverines.
FWIW, from ESPN.
September 30th, 2008 at 11:46 AM ^
September 30th, 2008 at 12:15 PM ^
September 30th, 2008 at 12:38 PM ^
September 30th, 2008 at 12:39 PM ^
Finch got a waiver for some reason.
September 30th, 2008 at 1:20 PM ^