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[Soonerinkc]

This ESPN article confirms what you’re saying. However, there seems to be some unanswered questions, among them putting coaches in a tight spot if a senior on their roster wants to return for another year. How do you plan and recruit around that possibility? Set an early deadline for a decision I suppose.

Assuming I’m interpreting the transfer provision correctly, the NCAA counsel is recommending a one-time transfer that would make everyone eligible immediately, which may explain why our coaches seem to be reasonably confident Gibson and Harkless will be eligible to play this season. That doesn’t change their plans to redshirt Harkless, but it would be a welcome surprise for Gibson.

On the confusing side, at least to me, the NCAA board of governors will not vote on that proposal until January. If that is an accurate interpretation, I don’t see how Gibson could be eligible able to play during the first semester if the vote to approve or deny eligibility for everyone is in January? What am I missing here?

https://www.espn.com/college-sports...ra-year-eligibility-all-winter-sport-athletes

my thoughts are "glad to have you back but playing time is not guaranteed"....as a coach and program, you've recruited behind your seniors for 3/4 years...knowing they'd be gone.

Obviously if the guy was a mainstay he'd have an adv...but nothing guaranteed...another question would be for the guys below the Sr's....they've expected these guys to leave as well giving them more opportunity now it might not happen...how do you appease those kids?

just my 2 cents...

 

[AdaSooner]

my thoughts are "glad to have you back but playing time is not guaranteed"....as a coach and program, you've recruited behind your seniors for 3/4 years...knowing they'd be gone.

Obviously if the guy was a mainstay he'd have an adv...but nothing guaranteed...another question would be for the guys below the Sr's....they've expected these guys to leave as well giving them more opportunity now it might not happen...how do you appease those kids?

just my 2 cents...

Exactly! Makes me wonder if the NCAA considered all of the possibilities before they added another year to the eligibility rule? What will OU do if one or more of our four seniors want to come back next year? Talk about a roster traffic jam!

 

[WichitaSooner]

Exactly! Makes me wonder if the NCAA considered all of the possibilities before they added another year to the eligibility rule? What will OU do if one or more of our four seniors want to come back next year? Talk about a roster traffic jam!

They definitely thought it through because they had heard all the feedback after making the decision for spring sports. But I really think for basketball, it will be a non-issue. If the season gets played to its completion, few if any seniors are going to stick around for another year.

 

[skyvue]

I agree it probably won't really be a big deal, that more will leave than stay, but if it did happen, they could give each school two additional scholarships for that one year.

 

[hoopsaustin]

Wait, we could get 2 years of gibson right? I love the idea of that... (if only doolittle somehow got to come back for this year lol)

 

[BCSooners]

Wait, we could get 2 years of gibson right? I love the idea of that... (if only doolittle somehow got to come back for this year lol)

They were going to get 2 years anyway.

 

[hoopsaustin]

They were going to get 2 years anyway.

I thought he was a senior. So 3 years now? Ha

 

[BoulderSooner]

I agree it probably won't really be a big deal, that more will leave than stay, but if it did happen, they could give each school two additional scholarships for that one year.

as said above for football any seniors from this year that return next year don't count against the 85 limit .. basketball will likely be the same ..

 

[skyvue]

as said above for football any seniors from this year that return next year don't count against the 85 limit .. basketball will likely be the same ..

I must have missed that -- thanks.

 

[BoulderSooner]

no problem

 

[thewez]

Gibson is eligible! Per Rothstein