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Fanhouse: The NCAA Got It Right: Masoli Should Be Ineligible at Ole Miss

Filed under: Mississippi, Oregon, SEC

In a move that renders moot all of Ole Miss' attempted machinations to get former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli eligible for the 2010 football season, the NCAA ruled Masoli ineligible for this year. Masoli can go on scholarship immediately, but he has to sit out a year before he'd be able to take the field as a fifth-year senior in 2011. Ole Miss has appealed the ruling. But, in this particular instance, the NCAA made the correct decision.

For starters, the graduate transfer rule is frequently abused and many players who have graduated in ...

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