New eligibility standards for 2016 - not good for MSU

[Irondawg]

See below. MSU and OM have benefitted greatly from the Sr. guys that take a ton of online courses. This might make only 20% of MS D-1 prospects eligible in the early going of this process.<div>
</div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Academic change is coming to college sports. And if you ask me, it's the good kind of change.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Starting in 2016, the toughest initial-eligibility requirements ever for student-athletes will be hitting a college campus near you, ESPN's Mitch Sherman</span>writes<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">. Under the 2016 mandate, incoming freshmen will have to graduate from high school with 16 core classes passed, 10 of which must be completed by the start of their senior year. They must pass those core classes within four years and their minimum GPA must by 2.3.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The current mandate requires incoming freshmen to pass the 16 core classes, but 10 don't have to be completed before their senior year and the 16 don't have to be finished within four years. The minimum GPA is also 2.0 matched with an ACT or SAT score on a sliding scale.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">A survey conducted by the NCAA indicated that approximately 40 percent of all freshmen football players that enrolled at Division I schools last fall would have failed to meet the 2016 requirements. Under the new rule, that 40 percent would receive an academic redshirt, which means those players would still receive their scholarships and could practice with their teams, but they wouldn't be able to play in games during the season.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Academic redshirt players wouldn't lose a year of eligibility.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Some might think that this new rule could be asking too much from high schools and it could put a limit on recruiting for college coaches, but that's just silly. This rule is being put in place to make sure that student-athletes are better prepared academically for college. Asking kids to hit the books harder and study a little longer is far from a crime and chances are the higher standards will encourage schools to take the academic side of high school sports life more seriously.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">This isn't the first time we've heard of upping the academic requirements for incoming student-athletes. At</span>last summer's SEC media days<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">, SEC commissioner Mike Slive discussed increasing the GPA requirements for incoming freshmen from 2.0 to 2.5 in 16 core classes and the restoration of partial qualifiers. Like the new mandate, athletes who meet the old criteria but fall short of the new standards would keep their scholarships and practice, but couldn't play during their first year. Partial qualifiers lose a year of eligibility.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Would this require students and schools to work harder? Absolutely. Is it worth it? Absolutely, because it really isn't too much to ask of anyone involved. It's merely helping the educational process.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">There are too many instances of players arriving on campus unprepared for the academic side of college athletics. Although football might be the first reason someone is at a university, we often forget that these individuals are students first, even though that part of "student-athlete" gets lost more and more these days.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">This obviously won't come without some struggle on the part of many aspiring high school athletes, but it's certainly worth the fight.</span></div>

 

[patdog]

This will affect us, but not as much as some other schools.</p>

 

[Irondawg]

good point - i just read the full article more closely and caught the fact that they could still have a scholly - just have to have an academic redshirt.

So programs that redshirt their freshmen anyway (which is almost every top 40 program) won't be affected too much

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

as it is now, in case of emergency, you can peel off that red shirt...donesn't sound so under this.

The Big 10 getting it's revenge.

 

[tenureplan]

This would help us tremendously in terms of incoming freshmen. The tradeoff would be less impact from Jucos as more players are qualifying for a academic redshirt year as opposed to going to a 2 year college.

 

[Tds &amp; Beer]

It helps us bring in someone instead of them having to go juco. But it keeps us from using a freshman like Nick James.

 

[aTotal360]

So meeting the current minimumacademicstandards will still allow you into college, you just can't play your freshmen year? I am reading that correctly. <div>I really don't see this 2 tiered systemaffectingus that much. I just envision the blue chippers to get more heppin'. </div>

 

[Maroon Eagle]

It could be argued there may be slightly less impact from Mississippi jucos in the future what with fewer scholarships being awarded to out-of-state students attending Mississippi jucos beginning this year (I think it's eight out-of-state students can use five scholarships) so help with incoming freshmen would indeed be a good thing.

 

[Eureka Dog]

when trying to schedule a cupcake team.Seems as if lower tier D1 teams will suffer the most

 

[bsquared24]

perhaps the real problem created here is for basketball where very few kids red-shirt and there is the whole one and one system ...

 

[Irondawg]

That's the one that will really be affected as most kids want to play right away.<div>
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[BogeyGolfer.sixpack]

in two years so this goes right along with the new common core standards. Mississippi is one of 46statesincreasing the standards away from the old MS Frameworks. Too lazy to link it but you canGoogleit if interested.

 

[shotgunDawg]

This rule doesn't take effect for another 4 years, but it seems as though it could really benifit teams that can't sell early playing time due to being pretty good. Although the circumstances can really change in 4 years, if this rule went into effect today it could potentially help us win some recruits over from Ole Miss. Ole Miss is selling early

 

[shotgunDawg]

This rule doesn't take effect for another 4 years, but it seems as though it could really benifit teams that can't sell early playing time due to being pretty good. Although the circumstances can really change in 4 years, if this rule went into effect today it could potentially help us win some recruits over from Ole Miss. Ole Miss is selling early playing time, but we can't really do that as much right now. Due to that they will get some recruits that just want to get on the field early. However, if the kid knows he would have to sit out a year he may potentially choose to play at the better program and compete for a position more.