I don't care that he only had to sit half a year, good for him. But his situation has made me wonder about eligibility on a broader scale.
So you get 5 years to play 4 (6 in extreme circumstances). He's played 1.5 years and sat out half a year. That gives him (counting this semester) 2.5 years of eligibility left.
So does he only get a half year his senior year? Seems to me that he's gonna run out by conference play 2 years from now... So how's that work? If that's what's gonna happen, it doesn't really make sense for him to petition to play this semester.
So you get 5 years to play 4 (6 in extreme circumstances). He's played 1.5 years and sat out half a year. That gives him (counting this semester) 2.5 years of eligibility left.
So does he only get a half year his senior year? Seems to me that he's gonna run out by conference play 2 years from now... So how's that work? If that's what's gonna happen, it doesn't really make sense for him to petition to play this semester.