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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 3713453, member: 6620"] I was checking the NCAA news and came across this announcement. At first, I thought this was an update on overall decisions made in relation to how COVID is affecting winter sports (there's a number of issues covered). Here's a link for the whole thing: [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/di-council-extends-eligibility-winter-sport-student-athletes[/URL] But the lead paragraph caught my attention: [B]"Winter sport student-athletes who compete during 2020-21 in Division I will receive both an additional season of competition and an additional year in which to complete it, [/B]the Division I Council decided. The same flexibility was provided to student-athletes after the spring season was canceled in 2020 and the fall season was seriously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic." So, I scanned around to see if anyone had gone a bit further on this. The only thing I came up with was this article from Maine that Raoul posted. What caught my attention there was that teams will be allowed to carry an extra roster slot in 2021-22 because of this (if they can afford it). An excerpt from the Bangor Daily News: - "Competition during the 2020-21 winter season will not count toward the NCAA’s eight-semester, five-year eligibility limits for scholarship athletes." The NCAA has allowed schools to provide additional scholarship money beyond the usual limits to accommodate any roster increase. Seniors return for a fifth year won’t have their scholarships counted towards the NCAA maximum. - "For example, 15 full scholarships are allowed in women’s Division I basketball. So if UMaine head coach Amy Vachon has five seniors on full scholarships and they all decided to return, that would theoretically enable her to carry 20 scholarship players during the 2021-22 season." [URL unfurl="true"]https://bangordailynews.com/2020/10/20/sports/umaine-sports/umaine-coaches-must-adjust-after-ncaa-division-i-grants-winter-athletes-an-extra-year-of-eligibility/[/URL] So, should I read this literally? Is every athlete on the UConn or ND roster who suits up for the schools up for an extra year of eligilbility during another year (presumably 2021-22) to achieve it. Now, the article pointed out, not all schools will be able to afford this so this might help the "have's" of the sport? Now, this came out a week ago. I've either missed the ensuing hubub (that's kind of a big deal, no? I mean, for instance, does Dara get three years?) Or am I misunderstanding this? Any input appreciated. [/QUOTE]

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