Another player enters the NFL Draft.
Tony Temple Mizzou RB was hopeful that the NCAA would grant a medical redshirt based on his season ending injury in 2004.
He learned today that was not going to happen.
Temple joins a reasonably deep field of running backs in the 2008 Draft.
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Missouri RB Tony Temple ends appealm readies for NFL draft
By TROY SCHULTE, For The Associated Press
January 29, 2008
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Tony Temple's career at Missouri is over, after all.
Temple announced Tuesday he will give up on any further appeals for an extra year of eligibility and get ready for the NFL draft.
"It's time to move on and focus on doing what I need to do to make a positive impression for the next level," Temple said in a statement released through the school.
Temple played in one game as a freshman in 2004, carrying six times for 13 yards in a loss at Nebraska before injuring his Achilles' tendon. Because of the short stint, Missouri coach Gary Pinkel was hopeful he might be granted an extra year of eligibility.
The request was turned down earlier this month by the Big 12. Temple has dropped his appeal to the NCAA.
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