Quote Originally Posted by talktomewillis View Post
No. You apply for everything at once. We had a football player, Justin Venable, that was given three extra years (eight total) eligibility all at once.

In order to get a sixth year, you have to show the NCAA you were injured for two of those years. Loch would almost certainly qualify if he had chosen that route.

All the time we see fifth year seniors get hurt and immediately folks start talking about a medical. ANd, the answer is, not unless that redshirt year had to do with being injured.
Thanks. Do they apply for medical at the end of the regular eligibility (4 in 5) or before, or does it matter? I guess it depends where the injuries occur in the eligibility period. A player might be out for multiple seasons after a year, or two, like Lochridge.