By: Mike Umphlett

Mike Umphlett
Sun, 29 Mar 2020 13:15:20 +0000

Put yourself in the shoes of a Senior Spring Sport participant. Not being able to walk away on your own terms is devastating. Agreed it should apply to underclassmen as well, but The Seniors are different and in a special case assessment. Make sure they are given that year. I have a Senior, one that worked his tail off, since he was 5 years old. He earned his opportunity to compete & complete 4 years as a student athlete, of which he is an honors student as well. He was devastated as were every Senior. He’s going back to play and continue his education. And then, he and all of the others Seniors can walk away on the terms they earned. In college football, you can play a third of the season, play every play and redshirt, what’s up with that?