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39 Year Old USC Walk On

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DaytonBuck

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http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/sports/colleges/university_of_south_carolina/9437606.htm
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Holtz praises return of 39-year-old walk-on receiver

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67-year-old coach shows blocking technique he learned in high school
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USC’s elder statesman — other than the head coach, anyway — is re-joining the team.

Tim Frisby, the 39-year-old, walk-on receiver, will be back on the practice field today as the Gamecocks’ roster expands from 105 to 115 players with the start of classes. Frisby, the Airborne Ranger who recently completed a 20-year Army career, practiced with USC during the spring, but did not play in the spring game or in any scrimmages.

Though Frisby might be a long shot to earn playing time, Lou Holtz is happy to have Frisby around.

“He just wants to help the Gamecocks. He loves the game, and he wants to be here, and he’s 39 years of age. The good Lord knows, when I was 39 I didn’t even want to play video football,” said Holtz, who had been a head coach for eight years when he was 39.

“But he’s good for the team. He’s our Rudy,” added Holtz, referring to Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, the Notre Dame walk-on whose underdog story was later turned into a movie.

Like the rest of USC’s walk-ons and freshmen, Frisby will not be required to pass a conditioning test. Holtz’s most telling comment Wednesday was when the 67-year-old coach referred to Frisby as “a wonderful young man.”

Age is relative.
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“He just wants to help the Gamecocks. He loves the game, and he wants to be here, and he’s 39 years of age. The good Lord knows, when I was 39 I didn’t even want to play video football,” said Holtz, who had been a head coach for eight years when he was 39.
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I'm not sure they even had TV or radio when Holtz was 39, let alone video games...
 
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ScarletInMyVein said:
There's no age limit as far as the NCAA goes? If I wanted to I could walk on and have 4 years of eligibility?
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There used to be a rule aboutwhen you started your "eligibility clock" or something like that. In essence, I believe that as long as you are not on scholarship and have never played before, you can walk on anytime/age.
 
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Jaxbuck said:
There used to be a rule aboutwhen you started your "eligibility clock" or something like that. In essence, I believe that as long as you are not on scholarship and have never played before, you can walk on anytime/age.
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Hmm. Ok, fellas, cheer me on....I'm going to try to play for the Bucks next year!
 
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There used to be a rule aboutwhen you started your "eligibility clock" or something like that. In essence, I believe that as long as you are not on scholarship and have never played before, you can walk on anytime/age.
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That's not exactly correct.

I'm not sure of all the details myself... However...

If you enroll in Ohio State... playing a sport or not... your clock starts... That's sort of why the greyshirt thing works... those guys don't enroll until winter quarter so that their clock doesn't start unitil then... thus their 5 years won't be up until after fall quarter of their "6th" year... if that makes sense.

There is also a rule regarding age as to when your clock has to start... Its like 22ish... that's why the kids who play baseball and then come back when they are older (Think SEC/ACC Qb's) don't have 5 years when tey cvome back at age 24... or whatever.

However, I do believe there are a number of exemtptions... Military Service/GI Bill Athletes being the most common... that's why I think this guy is eligible would has had all or part of his eligibility....

Their, of course as with all things 'NCAA' are many more nuances that I'm unclear on.

Edit: This sort of explains it... (I was wrong on the '22' thing... its some weirdo 21 years old plus 12 month 'event')

http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/membership_svcs/eligibility-recruiting/faqs/eligibility_seasons.html
 
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AKAKBUCK said:
...There is also a rule regarding age as to when your clock has to start... Its like 22ish... that's why the kids who play baseball and then come back when they are older (Think SEC/ACC Qb's) don't have 5 years when tey cvome back at age 24... or whatever.

Edit: This sort of explains it... (I was wrong on the '22' thing... its some weirdo 21 years old plus 12 month 'event')
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I think you misread the rule...it says:

"In Division I only, if a student-athlete has participated as an individual or as a team representative in organized sports competition, that kind of participation during each 12-month period after his/her 21st birthday and prior to initial full-time collegiate enrollment will count as one year of varsity competition in that sport. Any participation in organized competition during time spent in the U.S. armed services will be excepted."

This means if you played organized sports before you entered the university full-time, and you were 21 or older when doing so, then each 12-month period will count as a year of eligibility. If you were younger than 21 when participating, it won't count against you. Also, as noted, any armed forces organized sports does not count against you either. Thus, the 39-year-old could've played football in the Army for his entire career and none of them will count against his NCAA eligibility. Bottom line, there is no "age limit". Hell, even at 47, I could walk-on as a punter at Ohio State since I never played organized sports outside my career in the Air Force (and that was softball and one year of flag football).
 
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