Larson to SDSU hoops

[JackJD]

Cody Larson, Florida transfer, granted a waiver by NCAA today and has two year's eligibility to play for Coach Nagy's SDSU Jackrabbits.

[BisonJD]

What do you know...the NCAA does have a heart. I am glad Cody was granted his waiver and can be closer to his dealer.

[Bison"FANatic"]

Does he come with his own parole officer and lawyer on retainer ???????:):)


Now when a rabbit hurts themselves in the first half they will be able to come out in the second feeling all better and they will have a big smile on their face.

When each player starts asking Nagey "Is it halftime yet???" we will know what they are waiting for.

fixing it at halftime or getting your fix at halftime will be one and the same.

[HoopsBison]

Congrats and good for him. The oppotunity to play college basketball is a very small window, always hate to see a kid lose a year .

[Grizzled]

What's the story with the kid? Why was he looking for a waiver?

[tjbison]

What's the story with the kid? Why was he looking for a waiver?

it involved a mug shot, but we all know SDSU stays away from questionable players

[TAILG8R]

it involved a mug shot, but we all know SDSU stays away from questionable players

Hunting violation?

[wow]

What's the story with the kid? Why was he looking for a waiver?

From what I understand:

Season 1 - Redshirted at Florida
Season 2 - Played sparingly at Florida
Season 3 - Did not play but was enrolled at Florida
Season 4 - Transferred to SDSU. As per transfer rules, is supposed to sit out for a year before being eligible to play, since he was still enrolled at Florida last year.
Season 5 - Final season of eligibility. Without a waiver, Larson could play this season only for SDSU.

With the waiver being granted, Larson can play both seasons 4 and 5. Without it he would only be able to play next season.

AFAIK, his legal issues have been resolved. He was caught at a house party with prescription drugs during his senior season of high school, and was with some kids who broke into a car (they got grand theft, he got trespassing). By all accounts, these types of situations shouldn't be a recurring issue at SDSU. He is on track to receive a double major at the end of this school year, I believe. Academically, he is in very, very good shape. I take this as an indicator that he has turned things around on the personal front.

It will be interesting to see what his level of contribution is. He was a top 100 recruit out of high school, and had scholarship offers from Iowa, Florida, Kansas, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio State. If he had signed with SDSU out of high school, he might be one of the best recruits ever to sign in the Summit League. I see him as a more athletic version of Dkystra, can shoot and run the floor well.

[CAS4127]

From what I understand:

Season 1 - Redshirted at Florida
Season 2 - Played sparingly at Florida
Season 3 - Did not play but was enrolled at Florida
Season 4 - Transferred to SDSU. As per transfer rules, is supposed to sit out for a year before being eligible to play, since he was still enrolled at Florida last year.
Season 5 - Final season of eligibility. Without a waiver, Larson could play this season only for SDSU.

With the waiver being granted, Larson can play both seasons 4 and 5. Without it he would only be able to play next season.

AFAIK, his legal issues have been resolved. He was caught at a house party with prescription drugs during his senior season of high school, and was with some kids who broke into a car (they got grand theft, he got trespassing). By all accounts, these types of situations shouldn't be a recurring issue at SDSU. He is on track to receive a double major at the end of this school year, I believe. Academically, he is in very, very good shape. I take this as an indicator that he has turned things around on the personal front.

It will be interesting to see what his level of contribution is. He was a top 100 recruit out of high school, and had scholarship offers from Iowa, Florida, Kansas, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio State. If he had signed with SDSU out of high school, he might be one of the best recruits ever to sign in the Summit League. I see him as a more athletic version of Dkystra, can shoot and run the floor well.

I thought "shooting" ability was a prerequisite for ALL SDSU athletes, including the women cheerleaders-->NO?!?!

[Grizzled]

From what I understand:

Season 1 - Redshirted at Florida
Season 2 - Played sparingly at Florida
Season 3 - Did not play but was enrolled at Florida
Season 4 - Transferred to SDSU. As per transfer rules, is supposed to sit out for a year before being eligible to play, since he was still enrolled at Florida last year.
Season 5 - Final season of eligibility. Without a waiver, Larson could play this season only for SDSU.

With the waiver being granted, Larson can play both seasons 4 and 5. Without it he would only be able to play next season.

AFAIK, his legal issues have been resolved. He was caught at a house party with prescription drugs during his senior season of high school, and was with some kids who broke into a car (they got grand theft, he got trespassing). By all accounts, these types of situations shouldn't be a recurring issue at SDSU. He is on track to receive a double major at the end of this school year, I believe. Academically, he is in very, very good shape. I take this as an indicator that he has turned things around on the personal front.

It will be interesting to see what his level of contribution is. He was a top 100 recruit out of high school, and had scholarship offers from Iowa, Florida, Kansas, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio State. If he had signed with SDSU out of high school, he might be one of the best recruits ever to sign in the Summit League. I see him as a more athletic version of Dkystra, can shoot and run the floor well.

So why was he granted a waiver? The NCAA has not granted waivers to kids due with legit health issues (either their own or in the family). There seems to be no reason to me he should be eligible to play right away.

[KUlawJack]

So why was he granted a waiver? The NCAA has not granted waivers to kids due with legit health issues (either their own or in the family). There seems to be no reason to me he should be eligible to play right away.

The NCAA is not known for consistency in these cases - massive understatement.

However, the NCAA thought the submissions Cody and SDSU made warranted the waiver. You, nor I, have any idea what his submissions to the NCAA contained. It may be that Cody had everything in order to obtain the waiver, whereas, other student-athletes have failed to do so. It really is impossible to tell.

As another example, David Hettiger, a DT for SDSU last year, who could have obtained an additional year if the NCAA granted his request, was denied a while back. Hettiger played at UNO but obviously had to find a new school when UNO disbanded the program.

[RowdyRabbit]

I too agree that it makes no sense to deny kids with legitimate reasons beyond their own doing, yet grant kids who willingly get themselves into trouble extra years.

It's out of my control and over and done now though. Here's to a three peat!

[wow]

So why was he granted a waiver? The NCAA has not granted waivers to kids due with legit health issues (either their own or in the family). There seems to be no reason to me he should be eligible to play right away.

I would guess his academic progress played a factor, as did his sitting out last season although remaining enrolled at Florida. I believe the application included a strong endorsement from Billy Donovan (probably a short step below an endorsement from Coach K). There may have been other extenuating circumstances unknown to the public like the health issues you mentioned. But nobody outside the NCAA really knows.

IMO, the NCAA is a joke when it comes to these things. People should have a pretty good idea of the way the application is going to fall, it does seem extremely arbitrary.

At this point, I'm cautiously optimistic about Larson's future at SDSU. I doubt he is player of the year material, but he could be all-league. Who knows. Coach Nagy certainly seems excited. http://terryvandrovec.tumblr.com/post/60831221343/tuesday-tidbits

Assuming point guard play is ok, SDSU could be in the conversation about another tournament run.

[wow]

I too agree that it makes no sense to deny kids with legitimate reasons beyond their own doing, yet grant kids who willingly get themselves into trouble extra years.

It's out of my control and over and done now though. Here's to a three peat!

Just wanted to point out the NCAA didn't grant Cody any extra years of eligibility. They essentially waived the sit/transfer year, giving him one of his existing years of eligibility back. Maybe splitting hairs, but considering he sat out last season anyway, not too far of a stretch, IMO.

I would really like to see an in-depth article about how the waiver process works. It does seem like kids with legitimate reasons are turned down while others are accepted, but then again we are likely privy to a small part of the information for individual cases. Maybe it all makes perfect sense at NCAA headquarters.

[RowdyRabbit]

Just wanted to point out the NCAA didn't grant Cody any extra years of eligibility. They essentially waived the sit/transfer year, giving him one of his existing years of eligibility back. Maybe splitting hairs, but considering he sat out last season anyway, not too far of a stretch, IMO.

I would really like to see an in-depth article about how the waiver process works. It does seem like kids with legitimate reasons are turned down while others are accepted, but then again we are likely privy to a small part of the information for individual cases. Maybe it all makes perfect sense at NCAA headquarters.

Correct. I meant "extra" in the sense that IMO, he probably should've not been granted this year.