Taosman
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Just saw this. It's very strange to be sure. But, apparently the NCAA gave him another year(injury) and he's doing grad work at WVU and can play football immediately.
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Which part was strange? The play immediately part?
I think he's been talking about transferring for awhile, so perhaps he got in under the graduate transfer rule (which lasted a year). I believe if you put in your transfer early enough this offseason, you got to use the old rule.
I think he's been talking about transferring for awhile, so perhaps he got in under the graduate transfer rule (which lasted a year). I believe if you put in your transfer early enough this offseason, you got to use the old rule.
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Taosman
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Ex-Michigan safety cleared to play for WVU
By Mitch Vingle
Sports Editor West Virginia University?s beleaguered secondary received a significant boost Friday as Ryan Mundy, a former blue-chip recruit who started 18 games at the University of Michigan, received clearance from the NCAA to play football for the Mountaineers.
Mundy will be in Morgantown Monday and has one season of eligibility.
A former star for Woodland Hills High School in Western Pennsylvania, Mundy began his career at UM in 2003 by playing on special teams and as a reserve free safety as a true freshman. As a sophomore he started all 12 games at free safety, had 51 tackles, intercepted a pass against Notre Dame, had a career-high seven tackles against Ohio State and played in the Rose Bowl against Texas.
By Mitch Vingle
Sports Editor West Virginia University?s beleaguered secondary received a significant boost Friday as Ryan Mundy, a former blue-chip recruit who started 18 games at the University of Michigan, received clearance from the NCAA to play football for the Mountaineers.
Mundy will be in Morgantown Monday and has one season of eligibility.
A former star for Woodland Hills High School in Western Pennsylvania, Mundy began his career at UM in 2003 by playing on special teams and as a reserve free safety as a true freshman. As a sophomore he started all 12 games at free safety, had 51 tackles, intercepted a pass against Notre Dame, had a career-high seven tackles against Ohio State and played in the Rose Bowl against Texas.
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Sometimes they don't welcome certain kids back for a 5th season. I'm not sure if that was the case here, but he's better off at WVU in terms of PT.
The NCAA added a grad school transfer option, I'm assuming to get 1 free year of a head start on grad school.
Last offseason a lot of kids transferred, without a 1 yr penalty, elsewhere for grad school. Florida cured their CB depth issue this way, en route to an NC. The NCAA got rid of the rule, b/c it had too many flaws.
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He's had a hand in the horror. He also was the 5th safety on the depth chart against USC.Taosman;833552; said:
Fixing that weakness is more likely through youngsters like Steve Brown, Mike Williams, etc.
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Yes UM in the vein that it is disruptive when you stop training someone after years of work and have to start training someone new before you expected it.jwinslow;833576; said:
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Well, he was 5th on the safety depth chart during the bowl game, so his role was already largely diminished. He has also been riddled with injuries in past years, IIRC. So I'm not sure this is a very large distraction.Best Buckeye;833577; said:
Multiple dope incidents, beating up random students, 2 players off team, #2 WR on his last strike, Henne's (only viable) heir wanting to transfer (before the parents talk him out of it)... those things were probably more distracting.
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