NCAA gives spring athletes extra year of eligibility

[PlayerRep]

NCAA gives spring athletes an extra year of eligibility due to coronavirus
The NCAA Division I Council voted Monday to grant an extra year of eligibility to all student-athletes in spring sports whose seasons were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Read in ESPN: https://apple.news/Aroe_bidnR8mSUn96HrVR2A

[I didn't read the article yet, so couldn't pick out quotes.]

 

[PlayerRep]

"Wisconsin tells spring sports seniors they can't return for 2021 season despite NCAA ruling

The NCAA is giving all spring sports athletes an extra year of eligibility. But Wisconsin seniors are out of luck with the Badgers."

"The statement came after Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez said on his monthly radio show that the school was encouraging seniors set to graduate to “move on with your life.” Per Alvarez, Wisconsin’s decision would affect 35 athletes across its spring sports.

Perhaps one of the National College Players Association’s proposals revealed Thursday is the best idea in this bad situation. The NCPA is advocating for all spring sports seniors to be granted the ability to immediately transfer to a different school for the 2020-21 season if their current school doesn’t provide them the same scholarship opportunity they had in 2019-20."

Read in Yahoo Sports: https://apple.news/An5iaCK92Rqy0pCrIn9WpMg

 

[SaskGriz]

"Wisconsin tells spring sports seniors they can't return for 2021 season despite NCAA ruling

The NCAA is giving all spring sports athletes an extra year of eligibility. But Wisconsin seniors are out of luck with the Badgers."

"The statement came after Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez said on his monthly radio show that the school was encouraging seniors set to graduate to “move on with your life.” Per Alvarez, Wisconsin’s decision would affect 35 athletes across its spring sports.

Perhaps one of the National College Players Association’s proposals revealed Thursday is the best idea in this bad situation. The NCPA is advocating for all spring sports seniors to be granted the ability to immediately transfer to a different school for the 2020-21 season if their current school doesn’t provide them the same scholarship opportunity they had in 2019-20."

Read in Yahoo Sports: https://apple.news/An5iaCK92Rqy0pCrIn9WpMg

Might this be a chance for our coaches to do some Badger hunting?

 

[SACCAT66]

"Wisconsin tells spring sports seniors they can't return for 2021 season despite NCAA ruling

The NCAA is giving all spring sports athletes an extra year of eligibility. But Wisconsin seniors are out of luck with the Badgers."

"The statement came after Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez said on his monthly radio show that the school was encouraging seniors set to graduate to “move on with your life.” Per Alvarez, Wisconsin’s decision would affect 35 athletes across its spring sports.

Perhaps one of the National College Players Association’s proposals revealed Thursday is the best idea in this bad situation. The NCPA is advocating for all spring sports seniors to be granted the ability to immediately transfer to a different school for the 2020-21 season if their current school doesn’t provide them the same scholarship opportunity they had in 2019-20."

Read in Yahoo Sports: https://apple.news/An5iaCK92Rqy0pCrIn9WpMg

Might this be a chance for our coaches to do some Badger hunting?

Devils Advocate..... So are UM coaches going to tell your spring athletes that they need to move on with their lives, because their scholarship will be going to a Wisconsin athlete? Or are you going to pay for both the Senior from UM that missed out on their last year AND the Senior from Wisconsin that missed out on their last year. OR do you tell your incoming Freshman (and more if you keep your Seniors that missed out on their last year) that they don't have a scholarship anymore to make room for Wisconsin Seniors that missed out on their last year.

 

[DoubleNicks]

Might this be a chance for our coaches to do some Badger hunting?

Devils Advocate..... So are UM coaches going to tell your spring athletes that they need to move on with their lives, because their scholarship will be going to a Wisconsin athlete? Or are you going to pay for both the Senior from UM that missed out on their last year AND the Senior from Wisconsin that missed out on their last year. OR do you tell your incoming Freshman (and more if you keep your Seniors that missed out on their last year) that they don't have a scholarship anymore to make room for Wisconsin Seniors that missed out on their last year.

I don't know about any of that (maybe an academic scholarship could be used) or even what UM's stance is going to be on their own seniors (Petrino, Hayton, Hood, and Johnson), but man, it would be even harder to not try to figure out how to get a spot for someone like Kayla Konwent (2019 Unanimous First Team All-American, 2019 Big Ten Player of the Year her junior year) if she were available. UW's other seniors aren't too shabby either.

Of note, in Petrino's GoGriz article, it sounds like she is pretty set on going to Gonzaga next year for law school. A lot of seniors might have similar plans of moving on, possibly making this a moot topic.

The NCAA is discussing today the possibility of giving some student-athletes, particularly those in the spring sports, the option of another year of eligibility. What are your plans and would anything change those plans?

AMP: I've been accepted into law school at Gonzaga. I was also accepted at Oregon and Nebraska, but I decided on Gonzaga. I got a really good scholarship there. So the plan was to enroll in law school come fall.

I worked pretty hard to get that all squared away so that once the season was over, I'd have a pretty seamless transition into the next phase of my life.

I'd need to hear what they have to say. There would be so many things that would have to be worked out, but I would listen. Are we still going to have our scholarship? How is Montana going to afford all of that? I'd hear them out, but for the most part I'd probably stick to my plan.