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Originally Posted by MUBuck
I might be crazy, but I thought the new rule was that you can only apply for a medical redshirt after you've exhausted eligibility. So in this case, Gene would apply for a medical redshirt last year after his senior year (if he chose to stay). I thought this rule was why Mauk didn't know if he could return to Cincy until after his senior year. Couldn't find any info on ncaa.org, anybody know the rule?
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I'll give you being crazy -
Seriously though you are talking chalk and cheese.
Clifford's case is by the numbers, literally:
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(c) The injury or illness occurs when the student-athlete has not participated in more than three contests or dates of competition (whichever is applicable to that sport) or 30 percent (whichever number is greater) of the institution's scheduled or completed contests or dates of competition in his or her sport. Only scheduled or completed competition (including exempted events but excluding scrimmages and exhibition contests identified as such in the legislation) against outside participants during the playing season that concludes with the NCAA championship, or, if so designated, during the official NCAA championship playing season in that sport (e.g., spring baseball, fall soccer), shall be countable under this limitation in calculating both the number of contests or dates of competition in which the student-athlete has participated and the number of scheduled or completed contests or dates of competition during that season in the sport. (Revised: 1/10/92, 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97, 4/26/01 effective 8/1/01, 3/10/04, 5/11/05, 8/4/05, 4/26/07 applicable to student-athletes who initially enrolled full time in a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/03)
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Complete No More than 30% of completed or scheduled contests (13 such contests with Bowl Game included) - all of which happens in first half of the season.
Thus 30% is 3.9 - rounds up to 4. Which is exactly the number of games in which Clifford participated before getting his injury.