Fanhouse: Ole Miss Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli Eligible to Play This Season
Filed under: Mississippi, OregonOle Miss quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has been ruled eligible to play this season. He was originally ruled ineligible earlier in the week and was not expected to play until 2011. However, a school source told ESPN's Joe Schad that Masoli, a graduate student at Ole Miss, will be cleared to play immediately.
Graduate student athletes must receive a special waiver in order to compete if they enroll at a university other than the place they received their undergraduate degree. Masoli, who played at Oregon last season, was originally given the waiver, but was told he could ...