Attention all parents of student athletes

That is an amazing story. Very special young man having to make some grown up decisions

Great story TPM. Let us pray that the NCAA will move with haste and show some common sense with their decision making. Please keep us updated as this story develops. Thanks.

Great story (already e-mailed it to my two sons), but it'll be an even bigger story if the NCAA demonstrates "some common sense with their decision-making". After quite a few years of observing NCAA decisions in various areas, I'm convinced anyone in need of a brain transplant should seek out a brain from a NCAA official-you'd be guaranteed it hasn't been used.

Hokieone, I agree.

Great story.

This kinda touches home. Being one of nine children with six still at home when my mother (divorced and on welfare) died, we older children stepped in an raised our brothers and sisters.
For sake of discussion I will take the opposing view of previous posters on the NCAA position. We must admire Ray Ray for raising Fahmarr, but this is an exception and if the NCAA adjust its policies because of an exception, then that exception would open the floodgates for abuse. The NCAA will not change their policy and should not. Do you allow a “booster” to give an athlete a vehicle and housing because he has custody of a sibling? If so then we would be inundated with players driving SUVs and living in nice apartments because they were “legal guardians” of a sibling. I have personally seen the lengths athletes and parents of athletes will go to accommodate the athlete. We had parents file for “divorces” here in West Tennessee a few years back that skirted the TSSAA residency rules and allowed a parent to rent small apartments and players to “relocate” while maintaining eligibility and play for a national contender. After the season was over the parents reconciled and life went on. The NCAA has to make some unpopular decisions and while I agree they do make mistakes, I have to side with the NCAA in this case.
Fungo

Fungo,
I agree with you, there has to be rules regarding NCAA or things would run foul.

The last I heard the ACC has put in a request to the NCAA for an exception and things are looking good. While I do not think the player is looking for money, it's the little things that would be in violation that he might appreciate help in.
I posted the article because I admired what the player has chosen to do which is basically given up a lot of the college experiences our players enjoy.

Fungo - I did not have it as rough as you did although I grew up under modest circumstances. I was touched by the story that TPM posted and for the reasons that TPM just cited.

I agree with you however. This could open the floodgates to abuse where athletes were persuaded to attend one university versus another by some vicarious benefit the school could give the athletes relatives. I am hoping/guessing there are other ways to help this young man and his brother out without involving the NCAA.

What an amazing story. Whether NCAA gives this young man an allowance or not I have to beleive that he will continue along this path and applaud him for not only taking on this huge resposibility but doing it while being a student athelete. We would all like to think our sons would do the same thing for their brothers or sisters and feel blessed that they do not have to grow up as fast as the young man in the article

A very remarkable young man indeed! I would assume he is his own dependent and his younger brother should be as well. Hopefully, someone is guiding him to assistance he can receive outside of NCAA/football. He should qualify and deserve some of this and it wouldn't affect his NCAA status at all.

Blessings to both of these brothers and others that may try to help them ease their journey!

After reading the article it seems to me that the NCAA is, in good faith, without making rule exceptions, trying to find a way for these kids to get some assistance.

Will pray that it happens....

A huge , what a great story. Regardless of where this kids football career goes he will be a winner in life with employers knocking on his door for the chance of him being on their "team", I would.