{"id":2053,"date":"2020-04-06T09:44:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T15:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=2053"},"modified":"2020-04-06T09:44:50","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T15:44:50","slug":"new-ncaa-eligibility-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/06\/new-ncaa-eligibility-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"New NCAA Eligibility Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"949\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NCAA-Rules.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NCAA-Rules.png 949w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NCAA-Rules-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NCAA-Rules-768x478.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 949px) 100vw, 949px\" \/><figcaption>Photo, Jerry Galindo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/NCAA-New-Eligibility-Rules_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The NCAA is granting an additional year of\u00a0athletic\u00a0eligibility to spring sport athletes whose seasons were canceled because of COVID-19.\u00a0Last Monday the Division\u00a01\u00a0council voted to give an extra year of eligibility to athletes from baseball, tennis, golf and outdoor track and field amongst others.\u00a0For UTRGV Athletic Director Chasse\u00a0Conque\u00a0is\u00a0pleased with the decision reached NCAA and agrees with their ruling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>What the NCAA did is what they should have done and something that we all support it and they made the right decision and\u00a0certainly\u00a0took into consideration the impact that this\u00a0all\u2019s [COVID-19] had on our student athletes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the NCAA will allow each individual university to determine how much scholarship money will be granted to returning senior student athletes. 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