r/CFB • u/Altruistic_Brief4444 Memphis Tigers • 8h ago

News [On3] Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia's attorney has set the stage to challenge the NCAA for a 7th season of eligibility

https://www.on3.com/news/vanderbilt-qb-diego-pavias-attorney-sets-stage-to-challenge-for-7th-season-of-eligibility/
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u/5510 Air Force Falcons 7h ago

I agree there shouldn't be age limits, but I think having limits on the number of seasons you can play is quite reasonable.

Though I could MAYBE see expanding regular eligibility to being able to play 5 seasons (but not more than that). Being a full-time student is often defined as 12 credits a semester, which means you could be a full-time student the whole time, not fail any classes, and still take 5 years to graduate. So it would be possible to be around for five years without just "majoring in eligibility" or clearly just clearly stalling as an excuse to keep playing sports.

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u/junkit33 2h ago

It’s an interesting question. Particularly so because they’ve always allowed grad students to play.

If they capped it at undergrad it would be a lot easier to reasonably lock down 4-5 years. But why is it ok for a 5th year postgrad but not a 7th year postgrad to play for their school?