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[QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 2257327, member: 41"]
Negative, Ghostrider. Notice the rule says either his or the institution's control:
 
[I]12.8.1.5.1.2 Circumstances Within Control. [B]Circumstances that are considered to be within the control of the student-athlete or the institution[/B] and cause a participation opportunity to be used include, but are not limited to, the following: (Adopted: 8/10/94, Revised: 10/12/95, 10/9/96, 7/30/10, 7/31/14)
(a) A student-athlete’s decision to attend an institution that does not sponsor his/her sport, or decides not to participate at an institution that does sponsor his/her sport;
(b) An inability to participate due to failure to meet institutional/conference or NCAA academic
requirements, or disciplinary reasons or incarceration culminating in or resulting from a conviction;
(c) Reliance by a student-athlete upon misinformation from a coaching staff member;
(d) Redshirt year;
(e) An inability to participate as a result of a transfer year in residence or fulfilling a condition for
restoration of eligibility
( ) A student-athlete’s lack of understanding regarding the specific starting date of his or her five year period of eligibility.[/I]
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