I was reading an article just now. At a D-III school, an AD suited up because his team was short a few players (they only had 5). He had elibility left and at 44 he suited and helped them get routed.

Is this in any way still legal? Could we see random admins or students line up for teams midway through the season or has the NCAA clearinghouse cracked down on that?

http://www.espn.com/moresports/story/_/i...-nos-75-51

# 73

Tennessee pulled a place kicker off a fraternity couch a few years ago due to injuries.

so you are saying there is still a chance I can play for Duke or Indiana?

That's different, he was a student. I'm essentially asking if we are likely to see an administrator or guy off the street play because they have eligibility left.

(06-10-2017 03:27 AM)_C2_ Wrote:  I was reading an article just now. At a D-II school, an AD suited up because his team was short a few players (they only had 5). He had elibility left and at 44 he suited and helped them get routed.

Is this in any way still legal? Could we see random admins or students line up for teams midway through the season or has the NCAA clearinghouse cracked down on that?

http://www.espn.com/moresports/story/_/i...-nos-75-51

# 73

Maybe he was a Phd student. That could make it legal.

If not, it was probably technically a forfeit and they had him there if necessary and went ahead and let the teams play.

**IMO**

the fans of college athletics' various sports want the athletes playing on those teams to be traditional undergraduate students at the school. Anything that's a significant divergence from that would be rejected.

(06-10-2017 03:27 AM)_C2_ Wrote:  I was reading an article just now. At a D-II school, an AD suited up because his team was short a few players (they only had 5). He had elibility left and at 44 he suited and helped them get routed.

Is this in any way still legal? Could we see random admins or students line up for teams midway through the season or has the NCAA clearinghouse cracked down on that?

http://www.espn.com/moresports/story/_/i...-nos-75-51

# 73

it was a DIII school not DII in your story

and DIII I believe is the only one where eligibility is based on number of years played with no provision for having to play that number of years in a particular time frame

so for DIII there is no 5 years to play 4 there is just 4 years to play

here is a similar story

http://www.espn.com/college-football/new...id=2986313

LOL.

Way back in the 80's when the NFL was on strike the TV networks showed DIII games in their place. I remember after one Sunday lunch us sitting around watching a particular game because one of the players on one of the teams actually played a year of college football with my uncle in the early 70's. He evidently flunked out and enlisted in the Army. When his Army commitment was over he enrolled at the DIII school and started playing football again despite being just shy of 30 years old,

(06-11-2017 11:42 AM)MplsBison Wrote:  **IMO**

the fans of college athletics' various sports want the athletes playing on those teams to be traditional undergraduate students at the school. Anything that's a significant divergence from that would be rejected.

I am sure most people want to see undergrads as the default but I think at the very least the fans of the school in question would love to see their AD play in order for the team to not forfeit. It is the stuff of LEGENDS!

In all honestly I think it would be similar to how few things at work feels as good as seeing your boss put in the same sort of work you have to deal with and it is even better when they do it willingly to help you.

I would also say that I think that you would be right that people would not want this to happen often and certainly not to replace a player that could play otherwise.

(06-11-2017 12:00 PM)TodgeRodge Wrote:  

(06-10-2017 03:27 AM)_C2_ Wrote:  I was reading an article just now. At a D-II school, an AD suited up because his team was short a few players (they only had 5). He had elibility left and at 44 he suited and helped them get routed.

Is this in any way still legal? Could we see random admins or students line up for teams midway through the season or has the NCAA clearinghouse cracked down on that?

http://www.espn.com/moresports/story/_/i...-nos-75-51

# 73

it was a DIII school not DII in your story

and DIII I believe is the only one where eligibility is based on number of years played with no provision for having to play that number of years in a particular time frame

so for DIII there is no 5 years to play 4 there is just 4 years to play

here is a similar story

http://www.espn.com/college-football/new...id=2986313

Darn!!! I was wanting to suit up for the UGA Bulldogs at 39 years old.

Sounds like the movie Necessary Roughness.

So Kathy Ireland would also suit up?

(06-11-2017 06:46 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  So Kathy Ireland would also suit up?

Who would complain about that?

I would, without wiki-ing it, she's got to be about 50 now days.

(06-11-2017 08:47 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  I would, without wiki-ing it, she's got to be about 50 now days.

So she's 54, just bring out a younger version.

(06-12-2017 07:33 AM)Lenvillecards Wrote:  

(06-11-2017 08:47 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  I would, without wiki-ing it, she's got to be about 50 now days.

So she's 54, just bring out a younger version.

Christi Scotland.

(06-10-2017 12:48 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  That's different, he was a student. I'm essentially asking if we are likely to see an administrator or guy off the street play because they have eligibility left.

It wouldn't happen on the D1 level because too much scrutiny, I would think. They make people go thru a clearignhouse. I would think it would happen more at the NAIA level, where they don't have what amounts to an age limit (the 5 years to play 4 thing). I am surprised it happened at a DII school, because of the clearinghouse, unless he was previously an athlete, but there must have been something to it.

Funny story. Because I was never a full time student, in theory I would still have four years of eligibility left at age 38, even at a D1 school, even though I graduated from HS over 20 years ago and college 13. Now, no one is going to invite to me to join any team other than maybe a competitive eating team, but it's possible.

There were colleges and universities allowing people over the age of 40 to play football because they did not used up their eligibility as an athlete. There was one team that had a guy in his 60s on the team.

(06-12-2017 03:50 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  There were colleges and universities allowing people over the age of 40 to play football because they did not used up their eligibility as an athlete. There was one team that had a guy in his 60s on the team.

The NCAA generally doesn't allow it. You essentially have to have never enrolled in college full time, which most people who'd be in that position, will have done at some point. Otherwise you mostly have to go NAIA.

Usually, when it happens in the NCAA, they are minor league baseball players who went pro after HS, who are now trying football or another sport, after baseball didn't work (think Chris Weinke).