Clarifying the NCAA eligibility rules

[Alsacs]

https://www.ncsasports.org/coronavirus-sports/ncaa-eligibility-coronavirus

Traditionally, a student-athlete has 5 years to play 4 years of their sport. An extra year means a current college student-athlete would have 6 years to play their 4 years. This means, NCAA student-athletes can compete in all or a portion of the 2020-21 season, but it won’t be counted against their years of eligibility depending on their division level specific eligibility rules.

For example, a D1 freshman athlete, whether they compete in the 2020-21 competition season or not, is eligible for an extra year of competition. Starting their sophomore year, this athlete competes in 100% of the season through senior year. After their senior season, this athlete’s eligibility count is 3 years and they decide to enroll as a fifth-year senior to compete in their fourth collegiate season. Upon the completion of their fourth competition season, this athlete has the option to compete for one final season, a fifth year, because the NCAA D1 had granted all 2020-21 athletes an extra year of eligibility. If this athlete returns for a fifth year, they will have been a member of the team and eligible to receive financial aid for six year, because their first year of competition didn’t count against their years eligibility.

This should clarify Jimmy’s eligibility.

Whether an athlete competed this season or not all athletes got 1 extra year of eligibility.

Ivy League athletes didn’t go from Seniors to Juniors eligibility wise.

All that occurred is all athletes got 1 extra year of eligibility.
The 6 years to play 4 protects athletes ability to still redshirt in the future or if they already redshirted.

If they didn’t add the 6th year then players couldn’t redshirt as the NCAA always allowed athletes 1 redshirt season.

 

[orangeinnyc]

https://www.ncsasports.org/coronavirus-sports/ncaa-eligibility-coronavirus

Traditionally, a student-athlete has 5 years to play 4 years of their sport. An extra year means a current college student-athlete would have 6 years to play their 4 years. This means, NCAA student-athletes can compete in all or a portion of the 2020-21 season, but it won’t be counted against their years of eligibility depending on their division level specific eligibility rules.

For example, a D1 freshman athlete, whether they compete in the 2020-21 competition season or not, is eligible for an extra year of competition. Starting their sophomore year, this athlete competes in 100% of the season through senior year. After their senior season, this athlete’s eligibility count is 3 years and they decide to enroll as a fifth-year senior to compete in their fourth collegiate season. Upon the completion of their fourth competition season, this athlete has the option to compete for one final season, a fifth year, because the NCAA D1 had granted all 2020-21 athletes an extra year of eligibility. If this athlete returns for a fifth year, they will have been a member of the team and eligible to receive financial aid for six year, because their first year of competition didn’t count against their years eligibility.

This should clarify Jimmy’s eligibility.

Whether an athlete competed this season or not all athletes got 1 extra year of eligibility.

Ivy League athletes didn’t go from Seniors to Juniors eligibility wise.

All that occurred is all athletes got 1 extra year of eligibility.
The 6 years to play 4 protects athletes ability to still redshirt in the future or if they already redshirted.

If they didn’t add the 6th year then players couldn’t redshirt as the NCAA always allowed athletes 1 redshirt season.

So jimmy has one year left or two? Still a bit confused on that

 

[AZOrange]

So jimmy has one year left or two? Still a bit confused on that

2. Same as what was posted last week.

 

[Alsacs]

2. Same as what was posted last week.

You saying this season made Seniors at Ivy League schools Juniors eligibility wise.
That simply is not true.
The players got 1 year saved whether they played or not. They don’t bank the season if their league cancelled the season:

The idea Ivy League players would go from Sophomores if they played 2 years to freshman eligibility wise is not true.

Players who opted out this season just retain whatever they were before the season.

 

[orangeinnyc]

2. Same as what was posted last week.

So your wrong like you were last week. Got it

 

[orangeinnyc]

You saying this season made Seniors at Ivy League schools Juniors eligibility wise.
That simply is not true.
The players got 1 year saved whether they played or not. They don’t bank the season if their league cancelled the season:

The idea Ivy League players would go from Sophomores if they played 2 years to freshman eligibility wise is not true.

Players who opted out this season just retain whatever they were before the season.

That’s what I thought as well. It was just a season that didn’t count towards your eligibility regardless if you played or not.

 

[JustPherU]

I don’t understand how hard this is for some to understand.
Jimmy Boeheim has one year left to play college b-ball.

 

[dasher]

I don’t understand how hard this is for some to understand.
Jimmy Boeheim has one year left to play college b-ball.

So, Jimmy can play 4 years of college basketball but Marek could play 5? Or any sr. on any p-5 school. LOL It would seem that any first year law school student could win that case for any Ivy league student. Think of the NCAA like a pep band

 

[Alsacs]

So, Jimmy can play 4 years of college basketball but Marek could play 5? Or any sr. on any p-5 school. LOL It would seem that any first year law school student could win that case for any Ivy league student. Think of the NCAA like a pep band

Jimmy could have transferred and become immediately eligible.

Do players who opted out get an extra year?

The Ivy League kids aren’t getting special treatment.
You make last year’s freshman at Ivy leagues in essence pre-freshman that isn’t happening.

The Ivy League doesn’t allow kids to redshirt that is part of their deal. Those kids know the rules going in.

The Ivy League kids aren’t getting an extra year they are retaining the year they would have lost.

 

[dasher]

Jimmy could have transferred and become immediately eligible.

Do players who opted out get an extra year?

The Ivy League kids aren’t getting special treatment.
You make last year’s freshman at Ivy leagues in essence pre-freshman that isn’t happening.

The Ivy League doesn’t allow kids to redshirt that is part of their deal. Those kids know the rules going in.

The Ivy League kids aren’t getting an extra year they are retaining the year they would have lost.

really? When did the Ivy make the statement that they wouldn't play games this winter? And it is your opinion that a Sr at a Ivy league school should have had to transfer out of school, before attaining his degree to get the same thing that no other player at no other school in any other conference would have to do? A first year law student would win that case. I don't mean one that finished their first year. I mean one in the fall semester of their first year. There is no justification to say that Marek at Syracuse can play 5 years and James at Cornell can only play 4 because of the choices made by their conferences.

 

[Alsacs]

really? When did the Ivy make the statement that they wouldn't play games this winter? And it is your opinion that a Sr at a Ivy league school should have had to transfer out of school, before attaining his degree to get the same thing that no other player at no other school in any other conference would have to do? A first year law student would win that case. I don't mean one that finished their first year. I mean one in the fall semester of their first year. There is no justification to say that Marek at Syracuse can play 5 years and James at Cornell can only play 4 because of the choices made by their conferences.

The NCAA would have to have given all athletes the same offer if Ivy League get an extra year.

Duke women’s basketball cancelled their season.
Other programs opted out.
Do they get an extra year?

 

[Alsacs]

The NCAA would have to have given all athletes the same offer if Ivy League get an extra year.

Duke women’s basketball cancelled their season.
Other programs opted out.
Do they get an extra year?

The NCAA gave every athlete a free year this year. If schools opted out then no harm to athletes.
No eligibility was lost.

 

[dasher]

The NCAA would have to have given all athletes the same offer if Ivy League get an extra year.

Duke women’s basketball cancelled their season.
Other programs opted out.
Do they get an extra year?

Yes. First, I was against the extra year for everyone. But since they decided to do that, fair is fair. There is no way that and I'm not picking on him, Marek gets to play 5 years and others don't. Please justify for me, not giving them the extra year that others are getting? I don't think the fate of the free world will be endangered by everyone getting the same benefit and treatment.

 

[Alsacs]

yes First, I was against the extra year for everyone. But since they decided to do that, fair is fair. There is no way that and I'm not picking on him, Marek gets to play 5 years and others don't. Please justify for me, not giving them the extra year that others are getting?

My justification is that Marek’s school is greedy and Jimmy’s school didn’t care about money as much.
Jimmy knew when he went to an Ivy League that academics mattered more than athletics.


These are student athletes.
Jimmy was not harmed by Marek getting a chance at an extra year.
He was kept away from potentially getting the coronavirus.

 

[dasher]

My justification isn’t that Marek’s school is greedy and Jimmy’s school didn’t care about money as much.

These are student athletes.
Jimmy was not harmed by Marek getting a chance at an extra year.
He was kept away from potentially getting the coronavirus.

Not good enough. Jimmy is being denied a benefit that Marek is getting. Through no fault of his own. Everything else is just spin. A first year law student wins the case. And he wouldn't have to come from a Ivy league Law school.

 

[Alsacs]

Not good enough. Jimmy is being denied a benefit that Marek is getting. Through no fault of his own. Everything else is just spin. a first year law student wins the case. And he wouldn't have to come from a Ivy league Law school.

They wouldn’t win the case. The NCAA didn’t deprive Jimmy of anything.
Jimmy’s case would be against Cornell.
Not the NCAA.
Cornell opted out.
The NCAA didn’t force Cornell to opt out.

The kid who passed out at Florida and couldn’t play that could have happened anywhere that was the risk playing in a pandemic. Cornell decided they weren’t risking that.

 

[longtimefan]

Try this. Every scholarship athlete has 4 years of eligibility. The NCAA merely said this (pandemic) season will not count toward the 4--it was a freebie.

So, for example, if you had used 2 years eligibility prior to this last season, you still have 2 years if you wish to use them, e.g. Buddy.

If you had used 3 years, you have 1 year left--see Marek or JBJr.

 

[DBCooper]

Try this. Every scholarship athlete has 4 years of eligibility. The NCAA merely said this (pandemic) season will not count toward the 4--it was a freebie.

So, for example, if you had used 2 years eligibility prior to this last season, you still have 2 years if you wish to use them, e.g. Buddy.

If you had used 3 years, you have 1 year left--see Marek or JBJr.

Exactly. It's not that everybody is getting an extra year that they can use whenever they want. It's just that last year didn't count against eligibility.

 

[JustPherU]

Not good enough. Jimmy is being denied a benefit that Marek is getting. Through no fault of his own. Everything else is just spin. A first year law student wins the case. And he wouldn't have to come from a Ivy league Law school.

Fair has nothing to do with it, if everything was fair I would of played QB and pg for the Orange.

 

[dasher]

Fair has nothing to do with it, if everything was fair I would of played QB and pg for the Orange.

LOL

 

[Jake]

Not good enough. Jimmy is being denied a benefit that Marek is getting. Through no fault of his own. Everything else is just spin. A first year law student wins the case. And he wouldn't have to come from a Ivy league Law school.

The Ivy League decision only took away the players free year of playing this year, it didn’t grant them an extra year to bank in the future.

that’s my reading of it.

 

[kcsu]

Yes. First, I was against the extra year for everyone. But since they decided to do that, fair is fair. There is no way that and I'm not picking on him, Marek gets to play 5 years and others don't. Please justify for me, not giving them the extra year that others are getting? I don't think the fate of the free world will be endangered by everyone getting the same benefit and treatment.

Jimmy has one year left.

 

[dasher]

The Ivy League decision only took away the players free year of playing this year, it didn’t grant them an extra year to bank in the future.

that’s my reading of it.

I wouldn't look at it as banking in the future. It's not like Jimmy could come back three years from now and say I am cashing in on my money in the bank. It would just be him getting what every other player in D-1 is able to have. Those that didn't have the misfortune of being smart.

 

[Jake]

I wouldn't look at it as banking in the future. It's not like Jimmy could come back three years from now and say I am cashing in on my money in the bank. It would just be him getting what every other player in D-1 is able to have. Those that didn't have the misfortune of being smart.

I’m not saying it’s fair, just saying what I believe is true.

 

[bpo57]

They wouldn’t win the case. The NCAA didn’t deprive Jimmy of anything.
Jimmy’s case would be against Cornell.
Not the NCAA.
Cornell opted out.
The NCAA didn’t force Cornell to opt out.

The kid who passed out at Florida and couldn’t play that could have happened anywhere that was the risk playing in a pandemic. Cornell decided they weren’t risking that.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I remember reading that the kid from Florida's illness had nothing to do with covid.