Re: SoCon Offseason Thread
I've got a feeling that 8 games in the fall is actually a pipe dream. If we cant get through a full season of Basketball (with 12-15 on the roster) how do you think we will actually make it through a FB season (with 90+ kids hanging out at the cafe, Krystal and Walmart)?
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Looks like a great ‘add’ with a lot of game experience - https://pennathletics.com/sports/foo...n-glover/18184
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HUGE get for the Catamounts. Consensus 3*** with many offers out of HS, and a good college career. CONGRATS!!!
Re: SoCon Offseason Thread
Both Mercer and WCU with experienced college QB's in recent days. I think the Mercer QB will be ineligible in the spring due to him playing this fall in 2020 but with the Ivy not playing a fall schedule, Glover should be eligible this spring.
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I think the Mercer QB will be ineligible in the spring due to him playing this fall in 2020
That's an interesting question simply because there's spring competitions involved. In any other year, an FBS --> FCS transfer would certainly be eligible to practice in the spring so, assuming he transferred from Coastal in good academic standing, from an NCAA rules standpoint I don't see why Payton wouldn't be able to play right away at Mercer just a few months later. In fact, I think the NCAA would have to go out of its way to declare him and every other downward transfer -- including FCS --> D2, D3, etc, -- ineligible for this spring. I just don't see this being a big enough concern to them for the idea to gain real traction.
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Libertine
That's an interesting question simply because there's spring competitions involved. In any other year, an FBS --> FCS transfer would certainly be eligible to practice in the spring so, assuming he transferred from Coastal in good academic standing, from an NCAA rules standpoint I don't see why Payton wouldn't be able to play right away at Mercer just a few months later. In fact, I think the NCAA would have to go out of its way to declare him and every other downward transfer -- including FCS --> D2, D3, etc, -- ineligible for this spring. I just don't see this being a big enough concern to them for the idea to gain real traction.
I certainly could be wrong, but I thought the NCAA said any player who played in the fall and transferred is ineligible in the spring. "If" he is eligible, is he expected to start ahead of Riddle? Riddle's been a pretty darn QB for Mercer when healthy.
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Mocs123
I certainly could be wrong, but I thought the NCAA said any player who played in the fall and transferred is ineligible in the spring. "If" he is eligible, is he expected to start ahead of Riddle? Riddle's been a pretty darn QB for Mercer when healthy.
That seems to be what Craig Haley said at the end of this 10/14 article - https://athlonsports.com/college-foo...sfer-exception
“The COVID-19 pandemic has split the FCS season over fall and spring semesters, but the proposal prohibits players from competing at two different schools in the same academic year.”
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I've got a feeling that 8 games in the fall is actually a pipe dream. If we cant get through a full season of Basketball (with 12-15 on the roster) how do you think we will actually make it through a FB season (with 90+ kids hanging out at the cafe, Krystal and Walmart)?
I haven't participated much in the Spring Football conversation since I am not convinced there will be Spring Season, yet. I was hoping Wofford would play games this fall. All hospitals of any decent size in Eastern North Carolina are at full capacity, with COVID admissions predicted to continue to rise over the next few weeks. Parts of North Carolina are advancing to vaccinate people in group 1b (folks over 75) this week, but in South Carolina, this probably won't happen until late February. Essential workers and students will be next in line, with April or May being a reasonable time for the general public.
I suspect we will have a very limited Spring Season with very limited attendance - possibly parents only.