When is the last time a SEC player did this?

[Sandhusker]

http://sports.omaha.com/2013/01/14/sean-fisher-will-not-pursue-6th-year-of-eligibility/

 

[jigs]

not many SEC players can finish a 4 year school in 6 years.....

 

[Sandhusker]

not many SEC players can finish a 4 year school in 6 years.....

SEC schools are 4-year schools? I thought they were more like community colleges. I've heard some of their player's interviews. I say "heard" because I couldn't understand what they were saying. Seems that a 4-year school would have English and or public speaking ...... :???:

 

[TexasBred]

not many SEC players can finish a 4 year school in 6 years.....

SEC schools are 4-year schools? I thought they were more like community colleges. I've heard some of their player's interviews. I say "heard" because I couldn't understand what they were saying. Seems that a 4-year school would have English and or public speaking ...... :???:

Just watch the game films. No commentary necessary. Mouthing gets you nothing but your a$$ kicked.....He77 guys....even old Shaq now has a PhD.

 

[Mike]

I know of many SEC players who are/were taking post graduate courses in their senior year of football eligibility.

What's the big deal about this guy? He got injured and the NCAA extended his eligibility?

 

[TexasBred]

Graduation rates for schools in the current USA TODAY Sports Top 25

Rank Team Coaches poll GSR (2002-05 entering classes)
1 Notre Dame 5 97
2 Rutgers 15 91
3 Stanford 19 90
4 Boise State 18 81
5 West Virginia 22 79
6 LSU 6 77
7 Alabama 1 75
8 Florida 3 75
9 Clemson 13 75
10 Rutgers 23 74
11 South Carolina 11 69
12 Michigan 20 69
13 Texas A&M 21 69
14 Texas Tech 17 66
15 Wisconsin 25 65
16 Oregon 2 64
17 Louisville 14 63
18 Oregon State 9 60
19 Mississippi State 12 60
20 Kansas State 4 58
21 Texas 24 58
22 Southern California 8 57
23 Florida State 10 55
24 South Carolina 16 55
25 Oklahoma 7 47

 

[jigs]

Graduation rates for schools in the current USA TODAY Sports Top 25

Rank Team Coaches poll GSR (2002-05 entering classes)
1 Notre Dame 5 97
2 Rutgers 15 91
3 Stanford 19 90
4 Boise State 18 81
5 West Virginia 22 79
6 LSU 6 77
7 Alabama 1 75
8 Florida 3 75
9 Clemson 13 75
10 Rutgers 23 74
11 South Carolina 11 69
12 Michigan 20 69
13 Texas A&M 21 69
14 Texas Tech 17 66
15 Wisconsin 25 65
16 Oregon 2 64
17 Louisville 14 63
18 Oregon State 9 60
19 Mississippi State 12 60
20 Kansas State 4 58
21 Texas 24 58
22 Southern California 8 57
23 Florida State 10 55
24 South Carolina 16 55
25 Oklahoma 7 47

where is Nebraska on that list???

 

[Sandhusker]

On the list that has a cirriculum tougher than high school....

 

[jigs]

On the list that has a cirriculum tougher than high school....

curious.....what degrees do Johnny Rodgers, Mike Rozier, and Tommy Frazier have?

 

[Mike]

AUBURN, Alabama -- The NCAA has granted Shon Coleman, the Auburn tackle who survived a battle with leukemia after signing with the Tigers in the 2010 class, a sixth year of eligibility.

Coleman returned to practice at the end of spring workouts in 2011 and was available for most of the season in 2012, but he did not play in 2012.

"This is great news for Shon, who has been through a lot medically during the last few years," Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said. "He has been courageous in his fight and we look forward to him returning to the football field."

Coleman, a former five-star prospect out of Olive Branch, Miss., was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March of 2010 and fought his way back to the practice field after treatments put the cancer in remission.

The NCAA sometimes grants a sixth year of eligibility to athletes who have faced medical hardship.

Due to the NCAA's ruling, Coleman, a 6-foot-6, 302-pounder, will be a redshirt freshman on the offensive line this fall.

"We're also very appreciative of the NCAA staff for their understanding of his situation and granting him his sixth year," Malzahn said.

 

[loomixguy]

On the list that has a cirriculum tougher than high school....

curious.....what degrees do Johnny Rodgers, Mike Rozier, and Tommy Frazier have?

Johnny has a Bachelor's in both Broadcast Journalism and Advertising.

Tommy has a Bachelor's in Communications.

Couldn't find where Rozier has a degree, but he is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Johnny and Mike each won the Heisman, while Tommy was a Heisman runner-up.

Johnny is a Heisman winner, ranked #23 on ESPN's list of the top 25 players in College Football History, the UNL Player of the Century, member of the College Football Hall of Fame, and Johnny and Tommy are also on the NCAA College Football All Century Team.

Any other questions?

 

[pknoeber]

Barrett Jones, Alabama's All-Everything center, has finished his masters in accounting, and that's in 4 years I believe. Maybe 5, but even still, going through and getting a masters in 5 yrs is pretty solid. Collin Klein also finished his undergrad degree in finance prior to running out of eligibility.

There are good players in good programs across the country. The SEC currently has Nick Saban though, so they're going to continue to do well. The tide will turn (see what I did there?) and other conferences will cycle back to the top.