NCAA DI Council extends eligibility for student-athletes impacted by COVID-19

[Kenn Rashad]

NCAA DI Council extends eligibility for student-athletes impacted by COVID-19

The Division I Council on Monday voted to allow schools to provide spring-sport student-athletes an additional season of competition and an extension of their

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[TSU/BAMA]

Good.

 

[DAHILL]

We aint going to be able to afford to use it.... unless we dont sign any freshmen.

 

[JROCK]

We aint going to be able to afford to use it.... unless we dont sign any freshmen.

Perhaps all of those freshmen that played on AAMU men basketball team may benefit from this. They definitely weren't ready this year. Next year or the year after may be a different story...

 

[dezjaguar]

Suppose to!

 

[Fiyah]

Perhaps all of those freshmen that played on AAMU men basketball team may benefit from this. They definitely weren't ready this year. Next year or the year after may be a different story...

Basketball is a winter sport and is not included in the extra year.

 

[JROCK]

Basketball is a winter sport and is not included in the extra year.

Got it....Thx

 

[jag4life]

We aint going to be able to afford to use it.... unless we dont sign any freshmen.

If the seniors graduate I I'm sure some of them won't come back for a partial scholarship. IF they can find jobs.

 

[jag4life]

Schools also will have the ability to use the NCAA’s Student Assistance Fund to pay for scholarships for students who take advantage of the additional eligibility flexibility in 2020-21.

This will help a lot of smaller schools.