Not Qualifying

sc - when the term "qualifier" or "non-qualifier" is used, this is determined by NCAA Clearinghouse. If a kid is a non-qualifier, there's nothing a coach can do about the situation. A coach's pull is limited to helping with admission if a player is borderline for admission to a school, but the player would still have to meet the guidelines and be qualified by NCAA.

sc

Yes it happens occasionally and in many cases it is because the boy was OK when he committed but then "senioritis" set in-- remember that a player is not 'officially" cleared ( qualified)until such time as the final transcripts are sent after the senior year there is no official word.

I can give you an example from my own experience
My son was slightly learning disabled but enough so he took his tests untimed etc
He gets accepted to the college of his choice and has been cleared, registered and in class
The week before fall practice the coach and the college AD call me to inform me that they got word he is not eligible--this was early October and my son had already been in class since September

The Clearinghouse claimed he had not filed the paperwork etc for the untimed test-- well we got the Professor (PHD and head of Special Learning at a local college) and the HS principal involved immediately--the principal took it personally and was ready to sue and the Prof sent a letter overnight saying that all was in order, the NCAA was wrong and my sons civil rights were being abused. Two days later I get a phone call at 5:45 PM in my office from the NCAA that all was well and he was cleared and good to go--they called me before the they called the college

So , yes, funny things do happen so be ready for them and have your team set for action.

One can be "cleared" and then "uncleared" for a myriad of reasons and we are all at the mercy of the NCAA.

Another item to remember is that even though your High school classes meet the NCAA Clearinghouse minimum requirement, it doesn't mean they will also meet a specific college's minimum course requirement. Part of the recruiting homework is to check out the recruiting school's admissions requirements. A coach can have leeway in the minimum SAT/GPA but not on the required course work.