@RHP_Parent posted:I didn't know that 30% rule. I'm baffled as well. Penn had a great team this year, particularly at 3B and C. Of course their 2nd starter will be drafted next year for sure, but he's a sophomore this year. I wonder if those other players just had different career goals.
The 30% rule is one of the criteria (one of three I believe) used in determining eligibility for a NCAA hardship waiver--one form of which is commonly known as the "medical-redshirt" waiver. I think they just used this as a way to grant the extra year for 2021.