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Super Seniors: Why some are taking extra year of eligibility while others aren't
When the NCAA gave seniors a free year of eligibility, it created an impossible decision for thousands of college football seniors. Here is how Texas Tech's Seth Collins, Missouri's Blaze Alldredge and Texas' Sam Ehlinger made their decisions.
Days before the fall 2020 football season got underway, the NCAA dropped a bombshell. To quell all concerns about eligibility during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of Directors decided to grant a blanket eligibility waiver for every fall sport athlete.
Without knowing it, the NCAA was rolling the dice and creating three Community-esque timelines for the more than 10,000 players in college football. Suddenly, for the first time, every player had choices.
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