I was just about to write about the original judge who ruled against Charles Bediako denying his injunction request a second time, until University of Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris said "hold my beer" Tuesday and sued the NCAA for a seventh year of eligibility, claiming it should have given him a medical redshirt in 2022, then with TCU, after he suffered a knee injury in the season opener.
The NCAA twice denied Morris's appeals for eligibility and is now suing the organization in Charlottesville Circuit Court.
For it's part, the NCAA declined the eligibility requests because Morris returned later that season, albeit in a backup capacity (having lost his starting job to Max Duggan), and appeared in three games to close out the season. The NCAA rule allows appearances in four games without losing a redshirt, but the NCAA said Morris was cleared to play and dressed as the backup quarterback for more games than he appeared in, using his eligibility to take the field and depth-chart position as pushing him beyond the four-game exception. Morris' counter is that he suffered from mental illness during that time, "hated the game," and did not appear in game, though dressed. The NCAA stated he did not show ample evidence to support the mental-health claim.
My take: Mr. Morris, you are already 25 years old. At some point, you have to enter the real world. That real world is not going to include the National Football League. Rip off the Band-Aid, finish your post-grad degree and get on with it.
THE ASYLUM
UVA's Morris sues NCAA
I was just about to write about the original judge who ruled against Charles Bediako denying his injunction request a second time, until University of Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris said "hold my beer" Tuesday and sued the NCAA for a seventh year of eligibility, claiming it should have given him a medical redshirt in 2022, then with TCU, after he suffered a knee injury in the season opener.
The NCAA twice denied Morris's appeals for eligibility and is now suing the organization in Charlottesville Circuit Court.
For it's part, the NCAA declined the eligibility requests because Morris returned later that season, albeit in a backup capacity (having lost his starting job to Max Duggan), and appeared in three games to close out the season. The NCAA rule allows appearances in four games without losing a redshirt, but the NCAA said Morris was cleared to play and dressed as the backup quarterback for more games than he appeared in, using his eligibility to take the field and depth-chart position as pushing him beyond the four-game exception. Morris' counter is that he suffered from mental illness during that time, "hated the game," and did not appear in game, though dressed. The NCAA stated he did not show ample evidence to support the mental-health claim.
My take: Mr. Morris, you are already 25 years old. At some point, you have to enter the real world. That real world is not going to include the National Football League. Rip off the Band-Aid, finish your post-grad degree and get on with it.
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