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vegas manDec 05, 5:23 PM

NCAA needs to put a stop to this crap

Kid played in 5 games (several seasons back), which is one over the limit of four. End of story. Florida State quarterback Tommy Castellanos is appealing to the NCAA for another year of eligibility. Attorney Darren Heitner announced Friday that he is representing Castellanos in his legal fight after the NCAA denied the quarterback's waiver request for a fifth season. Castellanos, who transferred to Florida State last December after one year at UCF and two at Boston College, believes college football's sanctioning body should grant him another season because he played in only five games with the Knights in 2022 and one of them was a conference title game.
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bamafanforlife1

Dec 05, 5:28 PM

He'll win.
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rollntider

Dec 05, 5:28 PM

vegas man said:
Kid played in 5 games (several seasons back), which is one over the limit of four. End of story. Florida State quarterback Tommy Castellanos is appealing to the NCAA for another year of eligibility. Attorney Darren Heitner announced Friday that he is representing Castellanos in his legal fight after the NCAA denied the quarterback's waiver request for a fifth season. Castellanos, who transferred to Florida State last December after one year at UCF and two at Boston College, believes college football's sanctioning body should grant him another season because he played in only five games with the Knights in 2022 and one of them was a conference title game.
Tuas brother needs his year back then.
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TiderinPhilly

Dec 05, 5:31 PM

He's not quite to that level but he's almost as annoying as Pavia.
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MTAQ

Dec 05, 5:32 PM

NCAA is a tin horn
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JABA da Hut Hut

Dec 05, 5:34 PM

Personally I want him to win and get a 5th season, then i wanna see this when we host them next year
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G.O.A.T-23

Dec 05, 5:37 PM

Need to go to you have 5 years to play 5, no more redshirt shît.
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vegas man

Dec 05, 5:40 PM

G.O.A.T-23 said:
Need to go to you have 5 years to play 5, no more redshirt shît.
I'm fine with this but currently its not the rule.
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dxbyrdman

Dec 05, 6:46 PM

Looks like his waiver was denied so he is going the Diego Pavia route of filing suit against the NCAA. Is this about to become a yearly thing for players who want to stay another year and keep drawing income from college?
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BamaFanatic

Dec 05, 6:50 PM

These kids know the rules ahead of time At some point courts have to let rules stand
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dxbyrdman

Dec 05, 6:56 PM

G.O.A.T-23 said:
Need to go to you have 5 years to play 5, no more redshirt shît.
That would make too much sense for the NCAA.
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EvaMaddieAndAlysPops

Dec 05, 6:57 PM

vegas man said:
Kid played in 5 games (several seasons back), which is one over the limit of four. End of story. Florida State quarterback Tommy Castellanos is appealing to the NCAA for another year of eligibility. Attorney Darren Heitner announced Friday that he is representing Castellanos in his legal fight after the NCAA denied the quarterback's waiver request for a fifth season. Castellanos, who transferred to Florida State last December after one year at UCF and two at Boston College, believes college football's sanctioning body should grant him another season because he played in only five games with the Knights in 2022 and one of them was a conference title game.
Soon, they won't be able to limit the years you play.
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tpmjr

Dec 05, 7:21 PM

Career 58.5% passer and a less than 2:1 TD to interception ratio (48 TDs, 28 INTs). Even if he wins the appeal, would he be a starter anywhere? Maybe if Freeze was still at the barn, he might give him a look, but I can't see him landing a P4 starting gig anywhere.
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Arrington Tider

Dec 05, 9:33 PM

5 years to play 5.
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JimmyStein

Dec 05, 9:36 PM

Sometimes these rulings (like the Pavia one) can be really narrow. For instance, you grant this kid his eligibility and further state other players who missed a redshirt requirement BY ONE GAME and that game happened to be a POST SEASON GAME, and you are still within your five year window/clock, you are granted that redshirt and the additional year. That probably wouldn't affect too many players. Basically what happened in the Pavia case.
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BigBamaBoy

Dec 05, 9:56 PM

EvaMaddieAndAlysPops said:
Soon, they won't be able to limit the years you play.
"Seven years of college down the drain..."
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DC282

Dec 05, 10:05 PM

I think Tommy's fifth game was the conference championship, but this was before the rule was passed that conference championship and bowl/playoff games did not count toward the 4.
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nxojkt

Dec 05, 10:39 PM

vegas man said:
Kid played in 5 games (several seasons back), which is one over the limit of four. End of story. Florida State quarterback Tommy Castellanos is appealing to the NCAA for another year of eligibility. Attorney Darren Heitner announced Friday that he is representing Castellanos in his legal fight after the NCAA denied the quarterback's waiver request for a fifth season. Castellanos, who transferred to Florida State last December after one year at UCF and two at Boston College, believes college football's sanctioning body should grant him another season because he played in only five games with the Knights in 2022 and one of them was a conference title game.
If one of the five games was a conference championship game, then he shouldn’t even have to sue. They don’t count post season games towards your limit. Unless that rule was passed after that season, at which point he’d probably win this pretty easily.
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Bull Elephant

Dec 05, 10:58 PM

I don't get how they figure it's limiting their ability to earn money (which is their argument). I've never sued a boss for not letting me work overtime, and I'd lose that case in court if I tried
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MikeyInTheHam

Dec 06, 2:45 AM

Give him another year. Would love to see him in Bryant Denny.

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