Cooper and Leacock Ineligible

[gmartin]

The university released the following statement: "Wide receiver Eugene Cooper and defensive backovan Leacock did not travel with the Bowling Green State University football team to West Virginia and have been ruled ineligible to play due to a non-academic issue. Through a normal review of student-athlete data, the BGSU compliance office discovered late Thursday that Cooper and Leacock, although academically eligible, failed to complete the certification process with the NCAA Eligibility Center. The BGSU Department of Athletics is working with the NCAA and expects the situation to be resolved in the upcoming week and that both Cooper and Leacock will be cleared to play again soon."

[Siborg]

I wondered where Cooper was today. Hopefully this gets cleared up quickly.

[TG1996]

Sounds like someone forgot to turn in their permission slip for a field trip. Hopefully this is resolved this week and sitting one game is good enough for the NCAA if this is something that should have been done months ago.

[factman]

This isn't the first issue with the department along these lines , not necessarily just in football.
The academic people in the department need to be held responsible.

[dstubb]

This isn't the first issue with the department along these lines , not necessarily just in football.
The academic people in the department need to be held responsible.

I like that the kids have been held accountable. They are adults, on scholarship, right?

[Redwingtom]

Wagner is reporting that they should both be eligible to play at Western this week. And also that Hopgood and Samuel should be healthy and good to go (Samuel could have played at WVU if necessary)

Robinson and Truss will most likely be good to go as well.

Ted Ouellett was the only player that came out of the WVU game worse for wear which is good news for the rest!

Go Falcons, Break the Broncos!

[factman]

This isn't the first issue with the department along these lines , not necessarily just in football.
The academic people in the department need to be held responsible.

I like that the kids have been held accountable. They are adults, on scholarship, right?

It is the athletic departments job to make sure that ALL paperwork etc have been processed and cleared thru the NCAA, not the athlete! Many would have no idea what is required, nor should they.

[factman]

Per Coach Clawson, everything has been taken care of and they are now elegible again.

[Falconfreak90]

Per Coach Clawson, everything has been taken care of and they are know elegible again.

Thank goodness...