On November 5, Kevin Keatts said that Dereon Seabron would sit out the 2019/2020 year as an academic redshirt, and that an appeal to the NCAA had been denied. The NCAA website describes academic redshirting for a student athlete entering college who does not meet NCAA eligibility requirements, but does meet a lesser standard and is accepted into the university. The athlete using the academic redshirt practices with the team and sits out the year that does not count towards his four years of eligibility. As a new twist, if the athlete gets hurt later in his career, he can get a sixth year of eligibility, which is not an option after a voluntary redshirt year.
Since academic qualification is based on grades and test scores, it's hard to imagine the basis for an appeal. In Seabron's case, the rumors were swirling last May that Dereon wasn't qualified. The boards were even questioning if Shakeel Moore would be offered in the 2019 class should Dereon Seabron not qualify. Then summer school rolled around, and Seabron showed up to great reviews in early practices. Keatts commented that Dereon was more athletic than others at his position, and should see playing time as a non-starter. Then came the announcement of the academic redshirt.
My question is, did Keatts see something so promising in Dereon Seabron that he decided to take him similar to a transfer, to sit out a year and then have four years of eligibility? Keatts had to have known the appeal was a longshot. I have no problem with Keatts going that route, although I wish he would be more open with fans about the roles and expectations for players, as Keatts had my hopes up for a player that was unlikely to see the court this year.
Speaking of voluntary redshirt years, AJ Taylor began college presumably in January 2018 in Nebraska before transferring to and playing a year at a junior college in Mississippi for the 2018/2019 season. Therefore Taylor's eligibility will expire basically in March of 2022. A sixth year could be granted if an injury caused AJ to miss more than one season.
On November 25, Keatts said there was a good chance AJ Taylor would miss the season as a medical redshirt. Is there a chance that this season wouldn't count towards AJ's eligibility? I can only imagine a sixth year from the NCAA if Taylor misses this year and next. I presume Keatts is using the term Medical Redshirt under the longshot hope of a sixth year.
Since academic qualification is based on grades and test scores, it's hard to imagine the basis for an appeal. In Seabron's case, the rumors were swirling last May that Dereon wasn't qualified. The boards were even questioning if Shakeel Moore would be offered in the 2019 class should Dereon Seabron not qualify. Then summer school rolled around, and Seabron showed up to great reviews in early practices. Keatts commented that Dereon was more athletic than others at his position, and should see playing time as a non-starter. Then came the announcement of the academic redshirt.
My question is, did Keatts see something so promising in Dereon Seabron that he decided to take him similar to a transfer, to sit out a year and then have four years of eligibility? Keatts had to have known the appeal was a longshot. I have no problem with Keatts going that route, although I wish he would be more open with fans about the roles and expectations for players, as Keatts had my hopes up for a player that was unlikely to see the court this year.
Speaking of voluntary redshirt years, AJ Taylor began college presumably in January 2018 in Nebraska before transferring to and playing a year at a junior college in Mississippi for the 2018/2019 season. Therefore Taylor's eligibility will expire basically in March of 2022. A sixth year could be granted if an injury caused AJ to miss more than one season.
On November 25, Keatts said there was a good chance AJ Taylor would miss the season as a medical redshirt. Is there a chance that this season wouldn't count towards AJ's eligibility? I can only imagine a sixth year from the NCAA if Taylor misses this year and next. I presume Keatts is using the term Medical Redshirt under the longshot hope of a sixth year.
