Another measure is being considered by the NCAA that would keep older players in the college game longer - a 5th year of eligibility for all players and redshirt years still apply. HS players and parents that have been waiting for older players to age out of college baseball should understand that it is never gonna happen. This is just another move to keep pro player development in the college ranks.
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While overall I hate the idea, I love the thought of my son being able to potentially use the extra year to get into a better grad school.
If I understand it right, this change "helps" the kid who doesn't red shirt now, and burns one year of eligibility because he played in just a handful of games getting garbage time reps. In the future, with this change, he can redshirt that "almost non-season" and get another year of eligibility...Basically getting to play 5 seasons. Or, am I misunderstanding it?
@Francis7 posted:If I understand it right, this change "helps" the kid who doesn't red shirt now, and burns one year of eligibility because he played in just a handful of games getting garbage time reps. In the future, with this change, he can redshirt that "almost non-season" and get another year of eligibility...Basically getting to play 5 seasons. Or, am I misunderstanding it?
It’s more than what you stated. What the NCAA is considering is 5 years of eligibility plus the ability to redshirt. Meaning a player would have 6 years to play 5.
Why only five years? Why not nine?
@adbono posted:It’s more than what you stated. What the NCAA is considering is 5 years of eligibility plus the ability to redshirt. Meaning a player would have 6 years to play 5.
Thanks. I misunderstood it. So, instead of 5 years for 4 seasons, it's 5 seasons in 6 years.
So, if a kid reclassified in the 8th grade, and gets a redshirt his freshman year, he potentially could be 25 years old playing in his last year of college. Same age as Juan Soto right now.
Well, it wouldn’t be hard to get to seven. Five years of eligibility plus a redshirt year plus a medical redshirt year…. and there you are.
@adbono posted:Well, it wouldn’t be hard to get to seven. Five years of eligibility plus a redshirt year plus a medical redshirt year…. and there you are.
Sure, maybe....But this seems like the corner of a corner case.
@nycdad posted:Sure, maybe....But this seems like the corner of a corner case.
I could see it not being that unusual for pitchers - especially if current injury trends continue
