If a college player is an active member of the team for 1 year, but then becomes academically ineligible the next year and does not play in any games, does the ineligible year count toward the 4 years he can play in 5 years? This is D3.
Of course the assumption is that the player would bring his grades up during the non-eligible year and be eligible the next year. So say he played freshman year, didn't play the next year because of grades, then stayed eligible for the next 3 years and earned all his credits to graduate in 5 years. Could he play in years 3, 4 and 5?
Would any of these make any difference in whether the ineligible season counts: Practicing with the team in the FALL (before he was declared ineligible) / Playing in unofficial FALL scrimmages against another team / Practicing with the team in the SPRING before the date of the first game (before he was declared ineligible).
Any info would be appreciated, thank you!
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