Oklahoma defensive tackle Demarcus Granger denied medical hardship waiver by NCAA

John a grand total of 2 + a handful of games for Jason White. Shipley has had mutliple injuries, but I know for a fact that Texas has manipulated some of the "tweaks" to get him more time after his "breakout year" of 2008.

Sure seems like the NCAA is waging war on student athletes lately. Granger, Balogun, Bryant, Oliver, Bloome, the casualty list keeps growing.

Demarcus Granger is a fine young man. An oustanding student/athlete and an exemplary figure on and off campus.

What a travesty that the NCAA would treat him this way.

All college fans write to Congress and request an investigation of NCAA especially with USC! We did the right thing by kicking Bomar off the team while USC look the other way regarding Bush, something smell rotten here!! Granger should fight and appeal as he done nothing but rehab himself and missing a year of football only to be denied??? He got hurt in Washington game by three thugs ganging up on him cuz he was kicking their butts

Re: the Shipley references, how many years did Jason White get?

I thought Granger was a redshirt this season due to his surgery. Does anyone know?

How sad; what are the chances of him completing his degree now? Probably pretty slim as I am assuming he does not have the financial means to do so without a football scholarship. Or will he still be able to attend school on scholarhsip, without the extra year of eligibility? This may not bode well for Ryan Reynolds bid for a medical hardship ruling . . .

That's what I was attempting to point out. How can they justify the additional year for Dvoracek for alcohol problems and not give the additional year to Granger for injury?

Bob, this is Grangers 4th and final year, not last year. Due to his surgery in the offseason, he is not able to play this season. He is missing an entire season, and it makes no sense to not grant him a 5th year.

The Reggie Bush thing has bothered me for a long, long time. If this had happened at OU or OSU the death penalty for all sports would have been given! But nothing is done to usc. Not one scholarship lost, no national title given up, no apology issued, no coach lost his job, no elgibility lost, etc. NOTHING!! Let's just forget about it . . . . no better yet nothing was done wrong because it was usc and Reggie Bush.

If you want a real laugh, Google, then email the NCAA about why they aren't beating down, or even investigating USC over Reggie Bush and his 300 thousand dollar senior year. They won't even disguss it. They were much more concerned with OU and the misreported employee time at the car dealership. They are bought and paid for at the NCAA.

How can the NCAA justify the differences between these two situations? If I were voting, it would be no contest on which one would recieve the medical hardship. An injury can't be helped. An alcohol and anger management problem can be taken care of before it causes a loss of a year's playing time.

"Oklahoma's Dusty Dvoracek had been granted a medical hardship waiver by the NCAA, which will allow the defensive tackle who was kicked off the team in September to play a fifth season with the Sooners.

Dvoracek, a third-team All-American last season, was dismissed after he was involved in a bar fight in Norman.

Oklahoma last week applied for a medical hardship on Dvoracek's behalf, but it was denied by the Big 12 Conference. Upon appeal, the NCAA's reinstatement staff granted the waiver Monday."

I agree with Jacob of Kansas!

Perhaps it's time to hang up the football jersey and put the ole college degree to work. It would be bad news to damage your back any more.

Dear NCAA,

You are a terrible organization.

Regards,

OSU and OU fans.

The NCAA are a bunch of power-hungry clowns. They have no compassion, no sense of decency. This kid had spinal surgery, for Chrissakes. The Dez Bryant situation also stands out as a prime example. Yes, he lied, but I can certainly understand why he was nervous to talk with them, even though, by all accounts, he did nothing wrong. If that was a criminal prosecution, it would smack of an abuse of prosecutorial discretion. And I say this as neither an OU or OSU fan, but just a fan of college athletics in general and a former NCAA athlete. What a bunch of jerks, making their living on the backs of unpaid students.

The NCAA is a bunch of f'n retards.

I thought he had played out his eligibility as a reserve last year. I may have that wrong though. You don't get a MH unless you pretty much miss the whole season, not just play as a reserve. BTW, USC has not had a med redshirt in recent memory, if ever. Anybody remember Jason White?

NCAA=National Communists Against Athletes. Pathetic.

Amazing!...spinal surgery and 10+ months of rehab that's not yet complete and it doesn't meet the NCAA's criteria for a hardship....you would think that a governing body could find some compassion and make every effort to encourage young men who are faced with adversity...If there are legitimate standards/criteria that the decision was based on....it would be helpful for the public to know what they are....otherwise, it has the apperance of something personal towards the Sooners rather than what could make the difference in the future of a young man.

Ridiculous. If he had been Shipley he would have got a 7th year.

or Texas...shipely