Please Tell Me About Eric Prater

[Grizbeer]

Wouldn't he have to sit out a year?

Yea, he has to sit out a year. I'm comfortable with our starting QB but not so much with what's behind him. I'm just curious if he's the caliber that he could be a one year starter when he's a senior. We need a guy to fill the gap between Studsrud who's a junior this year and our QB that we are going to bring in this recruiting class.

Are you sure he has to sit out year? Would be surprised if he was on scholarship at UM, but don't know. Thought the restrictions only applied to scholarship guys.

Has to sit year no matter what , only way not to is transfer down a level!!

Here are the transfer rules:

http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/current/want-transfer

In most cases, you may not compete for one year after transferring from a four-year college to another four-year college. This year is an opportunity to adjust to your new school and focus on your studies rather than sports. However, there are exceptions that may allow you to compete during the first year at your new school.

You may be able to compete immediately after transferring if you meet ALL the following conditions:

This is the first time you are transferring from a four-year college.
You will play a sport other than Division I baseball, basketball, football or men’s ice hockey at the second four-year school you plan to attend.
You are in good academic standing and making progress toward your degree.
The school from which you are transferring has given you a written release agreement allowing you to compete immediately at your new school
You may be able to compete immediately if you meet ANY of the following conditions:

Your sport is no longer sponsored at the school from which you are transferring.
You return to your first school without participating at the second school.
You were not considered recruited or receiving athletic scholarship by your first four-year school you are transferring away from.
You have not practiced or competed in your sport for two years before your transfer.
You are transferring to a Division III college.

If you are a student-athlete who plays football, you may be able to compete immediately if you meet ANY of the following conditions:

You are transferring from a Football Bowl Subdivision college to a Football Championship Subdivision college and have at least two seasons of eligibility remaining.
You are transferring from a Football Championship Subdivision college that offers athletics scholarships to a Football Championship Subdivision college that does not offer athletics scholarships.
Progress toward degree: Each NCAA school decides how many credits a student must earn in a given timeframe to make appropriate progress toward a degree. To be able to compete, you must meet NCAA, conference and school rules by making progress toward earning your degree.

 

[poorgriz]

Remember Ken Wood, UM punter?

""There were several guys we looked at, and he was kind of a late arrival," said Hauck, who saw last fall's punter, Ken Wood, head off to Texas A&M." This is from a Missoulian article at the end of August 2009.

http://missoulian.com/sports/college/montana/tall-order-transfer-punter-sean-wren-fills-niche-for-griz/article_c52d9d7e-9206-11de-ad39-001cc4c03286.html

Ken Wood had 30 punts for Texas A&M in 2009. Scroll down to the bottom of this link. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2009.html

This link show Wood's 2008 stats at Montana (61 punts), and his 2009 and 2010 stats at UM. http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/ken-wood-player

Some of you have some explaining to do, or else you need to show when the rules changed after Woods transferred. Catsack, are you listening?

Uh oh Catsack..... you're in trouble now!

 

[UMGriz75]

You have to wonder, at some point, why the NCAA needs transfer rules of Talmudic complexity for college student athletes.

 

[kemajic]

If I recall correctly, Prater was at Hawaii prior to UM and came as an unrecruited walk-on with military financial aid.

You may be able to compete immediately if you meet ANY of the following conditions:

You were not considered recruited or receiving athletic scholarship by your first four-year school you are transferring away from.

 

[BWahlberg]

If I recall correctly, Prater was at Hawaii prior to UM and came as an unrecruited walk-on with military financial aid.

You may be able to compete immediately if you meet ANY of the following conditions:

You were not considered recruited or receiving athletic scholarship by your first four-year school you are transferring away from.

And he was at NAU prior to Hawaii, or was at least committed to them, not sure if he was ever on roster.

 

[Bertram]

Prater has 3 years of eligibility left with UND, all indications show he can play this year: must have gained a medical waiver for the early season knee injury he had.