Langborg (and other Ivy Leaguers)
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The Ivy League only granted an extra year to athletes who were seniors during the Covid year, and not to anyone else. Thus Langborg only had one year of eligibility remaining when he came to NU despite having only played three seasons at Princeton.
Was it up to each conference to approve the extra year? I just assumed the NCAA granted it.
The NCAA granted the option but conferences still have the ability to enforce their own rules. Ivy rules don’t allow for grad students to play. They originally stuck to their guns 100% on that but then softened it a bit to allow an exception for then-current seniors to have one more year as a grad student. It didn’t extend to anyone else, though. After that one year the Ivy went back to not allowing grad students to play so Langborg had to transfer out of conference to play his last season.
That's some pretty significant inequity there, relative to Langborg's peers at least. What the heck should Ivy League have to say about someone who transferred out with their degree in hand but only 3 years played, when everyone else in that era is getting 5 years?
Not sure what point you are trying to make. This policy only applies to players who stay in the Ivy League. A player who graduated from an Ivy in 3 years who then transferred anywhere else could still get 2 additional years of eligibility if they were a first year in 2020-21.
I mean, he could. But he'd have to wear a mask.
He played 4 full seasons, but not the 2020-21 season that basically didn't count, so he's out of eligibility.
The Ivy counted 20-21 as a year played even though the league literally took the year off. He doesn't get the benefit of the extra Covid year because he was in the Ivy when it happened, which is why he only actually got to play 4 seasons and not 5 like Boo.
This has been challenged and for some reason it’s been determined that they can’t have an extra year despite the Ivy not playing.
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that if Ryan had wanted to challenge this he would’ve looked into it before April 16th.
I think Cappy explained Langborg's situation concisely and clearly.
To quote him...
"He played 4 full seasons, but not the 2020-21 season that basically didn't count, so he's out of eligibility."
I will use more words. The NCAA decided that the basketball season that started in late 2020 and ended in early 2021 was a "non-season" and would not count (for anyone) against the 4 years of eligibility that everybody gets.
In other words, the 2020-21 season was thrown out. If you played in any other season, that season counted.
To quote him...
"He played 4 full seasons, but not the 2020-21 season that basically didn't count, so he's out of eligibility."
I will use more words. The NCAA decided that the basketball season that started in late 2020 and ended in early 2021 was a "non-season" and would not count (for anyone) against the 4 years of eligibility that everybody gets.
In other words, the 2020-21 season was thrown out. If you played in any other season, that season counted.
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