superman7515
September 8th, 2015, 09:09 AM
No word yet on what, if any, affect this will have on the games from last year. A lot of speculation that games will have to be forfeited, meaning Morgan State's playoff spot as the final AQ from the MEAC (that was won via a wacky 5-team tie-breaker situation) may be all for naught and North Carolina Central should have represented the MEAC.
http://touch.baltimoresun.com/#section/863/article/p2p-84364876/
A day before the start of their season, at least 10 Morgan State football players were ruled academically ineligible Friday after an NCAA review revealed shortcomings in mandated academic requirements.
As part of a routine audit by the NCAA of Division I institutions' academic-eligibility process, "a sampling" of Morgan State student-athletes from 2010 to 2014 did not meet certain academic benchmarks and therefore were not certified to play this season, the university announced. Bears athletic director Floyd Kerr declined to specify the number of ineligible student-athletes or the teams affected.
At least 10 of the ineligible student-athletes, according to a source, were on the Bears football team, which opens the season at Air Force on Saturday. At least one player, running back Herb Walker Jr., was a starter, according to a source.
Kerr said Morgan State is working with the NCAA to restore eligibility for the student-athletes.
The timetable for a decision is uncertain, because only the NCAA can determine eligibility.
Kerr also said the university plans to hire more academic support and compliance staff members to help prevent future problems.
The loss of Walker is significant to a team that had high hopes of recapturing the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship it shared last fall. The 5-foot-8, 180-pound junior rushed for a school-record 1,408 yards and 15 touchdowns (13 rushing) last season and is one of six nonseniors nominated to the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year watch list....
http://touch.baltimoresun.com/#section/863/article/p2p-84364876/
A day before the start of their season, at least 10 Morgan State football players were ruled academically ineligible Friday after an NCAA review revealed shortcomings in mandated academic requirements.
As part of a routine audit by the NCAA of Division I institutions' academic-eligibility process, "a sampling" of Morgan State student-athletes from 2010 to 2014 did not meet certain academic benchmarks and therefore were not certified to play this season, the university announced. Bears athletic director Floyd Kerr declined to specify the number of ineligible student-athletes or the teams affected.
At least 10 of the ineligible student-athletes, according to a source, were on the Bears football team, which opens the season at Air Force on Saturday. At least one player, running back Herb Walker Jr., was a starter, according to a source.
Kerr said Morgan State is working with the NCAA to restore eligibility for the student-athletes.
The timetable for a decision is uncertain, because only the NCAA can determine eligibility.
Kerr also said the university plans to hire more academic support and compliance staff members to help prevent future problems.
The loss of Walker is significant to a team that had high hopes of recapturing the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship it shared last fall. The 5-foot-8, 180-pound junior rushed for a school-record 1,408 yards and 15 touchdowns (13 rushing) last season and is one of six nonseniors nominated to the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year watch list....