How does the cancellation of the Ivy League spring season affect transfer eligibility or possibilities for redshirting? I know the Ivy League does not typically grant that privilege. Might seniors and other athletes get an extra year of eligibility?The meat of Sheehy's answer:
I very much want to investigate the potential for students to be able to do that. I also think that if you haven’t used up this season of eligibility and you graduate, you are eligible to transfer and be a graduate transfer.Green Alert Take: Regaining the lost season of eligibility at Dartmouth is the right thing but what are this year's seniors supposed to be doing in the spring regarding classes? By rights, they should be on track to graduate this June. If they do, by Ivy League rule they cannot come back and compete as grad students. That being the case, they have a small window in which to consider withdrawing from classes this spring so as not to graduate. What happens if they do that only to find out there is no waiver to allow them to compete next year?
Green Alert Take II: For as much as a restored season of eligibility is the right thing to do, unintended consequences have to be a concern. Beyond the classroom logistics, think about the high school senior whose senior spring has been lost arriving in college to now find himself or herself behind an unprecedented four classes worth of experienced players. What about roster sizes? If all the spring athletes were to return, rosters in some sports would swell by 9, 10, 11 players or more. While that may be unlikely it would result in both budgetary and coaching issues. And think about this year's juniors, so looking forward to finally being the leaders of next year's teams only to have the class ahead of them returning. Granted, everyone can lead but there's something special about being in that special group.
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STATS has a story under the headline, NFL teams curtail or stop scouting. From the story:The Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets are among those that have ordered their scouts and assistant coaches to return home in what typically is a busy time for evaluating college players. The NFL draft is scheduled for April 23-25 in Las Vegas.Green Alert Take: Dartmouth has an absolute bumper crop of graduating seniors with pro football ambitions. While FBS standouts had a chance to show their stuff at the NFL Combine, local pro days and visits from area scouts are critical to players at the Dartmouth/FCS level. This won't help.
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Be smart and be safe everyone.
