Well that's what everyone has called him for 2 seasons and he wouldn't be able to continue doing so
No one on staff or at UK has called him that. Only insistent fans who are wrong. Regardless, show me where the NCAA says you can’t be a grad assistant for more than 2 years. I can see it being possible that you can’t, but no one who has claimed it has been able to prove it. And think for a second how life works before you say “you prove it”. I’m the one who is saying “I’m not sure”, so I’m asking someone (you) who is claiming to be sure (by making an absolute statement) to support why you are so absolutely sure of it. If you then say you can’t do that, then there’s no reason to be absolutely sure of what you’re saying.
You can get multiple masters degrees. My point is, if you were employed as a grad assistant and complete a degree at one school, what specifically precludes you from getting another masters degree at another school and working in the same position? Why would the NCAA even care? Maybe they do, it’s a weird organization, but again, no one ever follows through with their claims.
Edit: The most hilarious part about this is literally 25 seconds of research pulled the top result which was exactly what I was looking for. It says right there without even having to click on link that a coach can be a graduate assistant for up to three (3) years. It is insane how proudly stupid some of you are.