Reggie Sutton returning

[Rutgers85]

 

[shields]

Major guts kid has.

 

[koleszar]

I'd really like to see what Sutton could do after another year removed from the injury. You could see last year the leg was still bothering him. Also, another year with Coach Flaherty should help.

 

[MadRU]

 

[sct1111]

This is a sign of a great culture. Players think next year will be special. Another year of PT will be great.

 

[Dpgru]

Glad to hear it. He is a great story. Also hosting some portal OL today. We could be getting some serious offensive line depth this weekend.

 

[RUPete]

Wow! Surprised somewhat but he did play well down the stretch. Makes us stronger.

 

[RutHut]

 

[jtung230]

Should move to guard

 

[tico brown]

Should move to guard

💯

 

[BeantownKnight]

Should move to WR.

 

[DJ Spanky]

He's going to need to get a waiver for a 7th year.

 

[newell138]

Rutgers football player with incredible comeback story to return for final season
https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/...omeback-story-to-return-for-final-season.html

 

[Knight Shift]

Major guts kid has.

Isn't he 26 or 27 years old? That's not a kid. That's a man!!!

 

[RUPete]

Isn't he 26 or 27 years old? That's not a kid. That's a man!!!

At this point, to me, he’s still a kid. 😁

 

[1devotedfan]

Welcome back Reggie!

 

[Kbee3]

Nice depth on the o-line for next season.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

He's going to need to get a waiver for a 7th year.

There’s no way he’ll be denied. Only slam dunk we’ve ever had. This is huge news.

 

[mdk01]

There’s no way he’ll be denied. Only slam dunk we’ve ever had. This is huge news.

Never say never with the NCAA.

 

[DJ Spanky]

There’s no way he’ll be denied. Only slam dunk we’ve ever had. This is huge news.

Never say never with the NCAA.

Very sad, but very true.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Very sad, but very true.

I hear you, but aside from the awesome back story there’s also nothing there to deny him on. This isn’t like the Brantley situation.

He only played in 3 games in 2021 which was the year of his season ending injury that extended through the 2022 season. If anything, he could have a case not to lose eligibility for either of those years since it was the same injury that kept him out. He’s not going to lose both years. That would be beyond shocking.

Remember - 2020 didn’t count. 2018 was a legal frosh redshirt year. He played in 4 games. So the only definitive years of burned eligibity are 2019 and 2023.

 

[DJ Spanky]

You're stating facts: this is the NCAA we're dealing with and we're not named Texas or Alabama or etc., etc.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

You're stating facts: this is the NCAA we're dealing with and we're not named Texas or Alabama or etc., etc.

They are inconsistent in situations where exceptions are made for some and not others. Like the Brantley situations. Others with similar back stories have had waivers granted.

I don’t recall any kid getting denied a cookie cutter injury waiver that clearly met the stated criteria. He only played in 3 2021 games in a year that RU ended up playing in a bowl game. Nobody is going to dispute that it was season ending obviously. The real question is 2022. Whether he wants to play 2 more or not, Greg probably petitioned for both years. Why not?

 

[DJ Spanky]

Whether he wants to play 2 more or not, Greg probably petitioned for both years. Why not?

2 years? He can only get 1 more year if they give him the waiver.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

2 years? He can only get 1 more year if they give him the waiver.

I don’t know if he’s interested but the precedent for 2 more is definitely there if he wanted to apply for it (though that’s an example of something granted inconsistently). 2020 didn’t count. He only “played” two other years. See example.

This is how a CFB player gets 7 years of eligibility

The NCAA has a process for letting players make up years lost to injury.

www.sbnation.com

2018 = frosh redshirt (played 4 games)
2019 = Year 1 (eligibility)
2020 = Covid free year
2021 = Injury waiver (played 3 games)
2022 = DNP injury (waiver ext possible - see article)
2023 = Year 2 (eligibility)

My real point was 2021 is the equivalent of a typical 6th year of school not 7 since 2020 didn’t count. A cookie cutter case.