Jonah Williams Eligibility Question

[kmart]

Sorry if this is common knowledge or already discussed here, but I'm curious how eligibility for a dual sport athlete like Jonah Williams works, where he enrolled early and participated in baseball last academic year. 

I always assumed NCAA Eligibility followed academic years, so would he have used a year of eligibility for academic year 24-25? Also, if his hamstring keeps lingering, would a redshirt even be on the table with participation in baseball? 🤔

[A-10HORN]

I think they are unrelated but unsure man. Hope so 

[harveycmd]

AI says participating in any sport during a calendar year counts for a year of eligibility. Given the problems the NCAA has enforcing anything these days, doesn't seem like it would hold up.

[Hashtag]

19 minutes ago, kmart said:

Sorry if this is common knowledge or already discussed here, but I'm curious how eligibility for a dual sport athlete like Jonah Williams works, where he enrolled early and participated in baseball last academic year. 

I always assumed NCAA Eligibility followed academic years, so would he have used a year of eligibility for academic year 24-25? Also, if his hamstring keeps lingering, would a redshirt even be on the table with participation in baseball? 🤔

No, he doesn't count as a baseball scholarship. He is football scholarship and his eligibility is tied to football.

[HDub1995]

I worked in compliance. Eligibility is determined generally by sport, but your 5 years is 5 years regardless. Once you enroll in college full-time the clock starts ticking. 

If he doesn’t play this season, he would not use a season in football. He did in baseball. 

Edited 11 hours ago by HDub1995

[harveycmd]

With all this in mind, it seems like Jonah's hamstring is troublesome. We're talking four or five months now. Might need to simply let him sit and recover.

[Quinncent McManning, Jr.]

Title of thread made me think he lost a bet with John Mateer. 

[Burnt Orange Horn]

3 hours ago, Hashtag said:

No, he doesn't count as a baseball scholarship. He is football scholarship and his eligibility is tied to football.

Football scholarships dominate all other male sports scholarships.  The original post's author should consider revenue sharing for a clue if it he deso not know the scholarship history of previous dual sport athletes.

Edited 8 hours ago by Burnt Orange Horn

[Bobby Burton]

9 hours ago, HDub1995 said:

I worked in compliance. Eligibility is determined generally by sport, but your 5 years is 5 years regardless. Once you enroll in college full-time the clock starts ticking. 

If he doesn’t play this season, he would not use a season in football. He did in baseball. 

Thanks for the explanation.