NCAA D3 Football Eligibilty

[TouchdownJesus]

Just had a question about Division 3 eligibility after hearing about the 59-year old going back to play his senior season in football.

When a friend at work told me about it, I told him he's not eligible b/c the "5-year clock" begins ticking once you enter school.

Then I saw he actually was eligible and ever since have been trying to find out what the actual rules are. Mainly just curious even though its always fun to think about things...

So, here I am, 34 years old. Went to a D1 university for over 5 years to get my degree. Never played a sport. If I decided to attend a D3 school next year, full time, am I eligible to play football?

Why or why not?

 

[LetsMakeMoney]

couldn't find a football picture :cursin: but this gonna have to do :thumb:

 

[mcity]

don't know if this is some of what you are looking for.

http://www.ncaa.org/eligibility/faqs/faqs_eligibility_seasons.html

 

[theshiek]

We had this discussion at work. I played DIII f-ball back in '78-81' and we had the 4 yr in 5 rule back then.

The only thing we could come up with was that he was grandfathered in under the rules back in '65 when he first played. I looked, but couldn't find the old rules. I think they were probably a carryover from the WWII and Korea years when alot of vets went back to college and rsumed their playing careers after a several year break.

As for you, I think you're out of elegibility (depending on your age of course) because the 5 year clock starts when you start college. Also, you've got 5 to play 4 regardless of if you change Divisions. A friends son went to T. Tech for a year, then to a JC to play hoops. They told him he could only play 1 year at the JC because he used up his first year of elegibility at Tech even though he didn't play hoops. (there may be aloophole if you go from NCAA to NAIA, though).

 

[LetsMakeMoney]