Wheeler?

[MJG]

Is he out for the year? I know Brannon Jackson is done for the year also but did he get a medical redshirt?

Anything?

[Gooddawg]

Wheeler was practicing yesterday and Brannon Jackson will not have to take a medical RS since he never did RS as incoming Fr.

[stodgdog]

Wheeler played as a true freshman also, I believe. Will he be able to count this year as a redshirt year if he doesn't play anymore?

[Gooddawg]

No he has played in several games so far. We need him to get healthy and get back on the field, it just makes our team that much better.

[johnnylightnin]

No he has played in several games so far. We need him to get healthy and get back on the field, it just makes our team that much better.

That would be a waste. As it is right now, wheeler could apply for hard-ship and get this year back. Rushing him back too early (like, say, for LSU) would be a HUGE mistake.

[JAB]

That would be a waste. As it is right now, wheeler could apply for hard-ship and get this year back. Rushing him back too early (like, say, for LSU) would be a HUGE mistake.

I think what Gooddawg is implying is that this is NOT an option. I have heard that from others also.

[arkansasbob]

I think what Gooddawg is implying is that this is NOT an option. I have heard that from others also.

i think he's right. wheeler has played in multiple games, including a couple of full games, i think. i don't think there is much chance of the ncaa granting him a medical redshirt.

[DONW]

i think he's right. wheeler has played in multiple games, including a couple of full games, i think. i don't think there is much chance of the ncaa granting him a medical redshirt.

According to Reality Check on another thread, a player can get a medical redshirt if he soesn't play in over 30% of the games. Wheeler has played in 4 games. 30% x 12=3.6 or round off to 4 games which meets the requirement for him to get a medical redshirt.

[arkansasbob]

According to Reality Check on another thread, a player can get a medical redshirt if he soesn't play in over 30% of the games. Wheeler has played in 4 games. 30% x 12=3.6 or round off to 4 games which meets the requirement for him to get a medical redshirt.

i did not know that. correct me if i'm wrong, but doesn't it still depend on a committee's approval? if so, we don't need to put any faith in a committee making the right decision -- if he can get back, he needs to come back.

[macp38]

Didn't Michael John Leonard try to get his Senior year back when he broke his leg in the first game of the season and it was denied?

[DallasDog]

Believe your right! But I just woke up too.....

[biggio]

Didn't Michael John Leonard try to get his Senior year back when he broke his leg in the first game of the season and it was denied?

I believe you are right.

[Dirtydawg]

Didn't Michael John Leonard try to get his Senior year back when he broke his leg in the first game of the season and it was denied?

Believe your right! But I just woke up too.....

I believe you are right.

Didn't MJL redshirt his freshmen year? That may have contributed to his not getting a medical redshirt. Wheeler hasn't had a redshirt year, has he? That might be taken into account. Although I think the way it works is if the player is going to be a impact player at a BCS school, then he will get a favorable ruling. For a player at a smaller school to get a favorable ruling, he can't be an impact player.