Cincinnati football: Mauk appealing for 6th season Cincinnati football: Mauk appealing for 6th season
By John Seewer
Published: September 5, 2008
KENTON, Ohio — Former Cincinnati quarterback Ben Mauk testified Thursday that a foot injury prevented him from playing or even practicing at times during his freshman season in 2003 at Wake Forest, where he played before transferring to Cincinnati.
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Mauk should be granted a sixth year of eligibility, and the NCAA has been unwilling to listen to Mauk's arguments, attorney Kevin Murphy told Hardin County Judge William Hart, who is overseeing the lawsuit in the town where Mauk grew up.
Hart on Thursday turned down the NCAA's request to dismiss the case, and it was unclear when he would decide on Mauk's request for a permanent injunction that would allow him to play for the Bearcats, who take on the Sooners in Norman on Saturday.
NCAA attorney Linda Salfrank said athletes have a five-year window to play once they arrive on campus, and Mauk used up his time. She said that Mauk's attorneys had shown no evidence that his foot injuries kept him from playing that first season at Wake Forest.
"What has been requested was an extension of his five-year clock,” she said.
Mauk has been turned down five times by the NCAA, including an appeal that was rejected Wednesday.
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You know... I respect this guy for wanting to play, but come on. How many time is he going to appeal? This seems never ending.At some point you have to move on, and so does the cincy program. Good luck I guess...
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