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Devon discusses his two-sport plan.
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Scout.com: Torrence Signs with the Astros
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I’m going to play baseball up until August 4TH and then I’ll report back to Columbus for fall football practice and I will be enrolled for fall classes. Football will come first. I want to make that clear. Next spring I might go play baseball in spring training with the Astros. Spring football won’t start until early April so that wouldn’t be a problem. It just depends on the spring training dates and when school lets out. I’m not sure about playing baseball in the spring and the Astros know that might not happen.
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Torrence will be in the Appalachian League by the end of the week.
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06-19-2007, 05:25 AM
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Torrence signs Astros? contract
document.title = "Torrence signs Astros? contract";Tuesday, June 19, 2007
By JOSH WEIR
repository sports writer
MASSILLON Every so often, life offers a scenario that seems too good to be true.
If it?s a dream, Devon Torrence doesn?t want to wake up.
The former Canton South High School dual-sport star signed a professional baseball contract early Monday evening with the Houston Astros.
As part of the deal, he also is allowed to honor his football scholarship to Ohio State University.
?I thought I was going to have to give up one or the other, and I definitely didn?t want to do that,? said Torrence, a 16th round choice by the Astros. ?It?s a little weird to think I?m a pro baseball player. I don?t think it?s hit me yet.?
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?I can?t say enough about Coach Tressel and the care he showed for Devon as a person,? Speed said. ?He wanted what was best for Devon.?
?He told me he definitely wanted me as a football player, but he also wanted me to follow my dream,? Torrence said.
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Whether Torrence will keep his football scholarship is unclear at the moment. According to Speed, an NCAA bylaw enacted last summer allows an athlete to play professionally in one sport while receiving financial aid in another at the collegiate level. It also is common for the baseball organization to foot the financial bill of college.
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06-19-2007, 05:56 AM
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Baseball deal enables Torrence to pursue two dreams
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:29 AM
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Devon Torrence didn't have to choose between two sports after all. The Canton South product signed a contract with the Houston Astros yesterday that will allow him to play minor-league baseball, then report for Ohio State football practice in August.
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06-19-2007, 10:01 AM
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Does that mean the Astros are paying for him? Or does he use up one schollie?
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06-19-2007, 10:08 AM
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If he plays he uses up a scholly. I think that's the rule baring any transfer rules(i.e. Kerr).
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06-19-2007, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ant80
Does that mean the Astros are paying for him? Or does he use up one schollie?
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I believe it is irrelevant if he plays. If he sees the field, I believe he still counts against the limit of 85. It's just a matter of who pays the bill.
I found this on the Nebraska Scout site regarding walk-ons, but believe it applies here as well:
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If a walk-on football student-athlete is considered "recruited" per NCAA rules, then any institutional aid, including UNL academic scholarships such as "Regents Scholarship", 'David Scholarship", or "The Scholarship for New Nebraskans", would cause this student to be counted in the 85 maximum head-count for Football if the student competes in Varsity competition. (refer to Bylaws 15.02.41.(a) and 15.5.1.2.1). If this potential counter does NOT compete in Division I Varsity Football, and the UNL institutional scholarship is certified as unrelated to athletics ability, then the student may receive the UNL institutional scholarship and NOT be counted toward the 85-man limit.
If a walk-on football student-athlete is considered "not recruited" per NCAA rules, then institutional aid (such as the scholarships listed above) that is certified as unrelated to athletics ability may be received, and the non-recruited walk-on student would not count toward the 85-man limit. This student may compete and still would not be considered countable. (Refer Bylaw 15.5.1.3.2)
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As a "recruited" player, he would count.
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