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Why doesn't anyone seem to blame the wrestler for not knowing. I would think any wrestler who is staying around for his 6th year might inquire or figure it out before hand. Just blaming the compliance person is a little unfair. The wrestler and coach clearly are more in tune with the individual facts and details about the wrestling team. I just went to the Little Rock wrestling roster website and even that page has him as a Redshirt Junior in 2022-2023. Therefore, 2023-2024 was redshirt senior (5th year) and 2024-2025 is his 6th year. Obviously one year too many. Its not hard. You get 5 years eligibility to compete in 4 seasons (assumes 1 redshirt if you take it), unless you competed in 2021, which was eligibility free (i.e. Starocci). Regarding the NCAA alternate getting the spot over the PAC runner-up. It is presumed the PAC runner-up was already considered when NCAA picked the wild cards and alternate. So it should go to the alternate. Bad look on the athlete, coaches, and others that can't count properly. This is there job.

Also, which was mentioned in a different Intermat article (I think) they joined a conference the Coastal Athletic Conference (I guess must have been in Big south or something I read). When I took the time to compare Campbell list of athletic teams and the teams that the Coastal Athletic Conference hosts. Other than Cheerleading (which campbell has both men and women team) the only sport that CAA doesn't host that Campbell has is wrestling (they wrestle in the SoCon). Obvious outliner team (wrestling) that doesn't fit the athletic department profile of other CAA teams gets screwed.

My guess on this issue: 1) they are "opting in" which means roster has to get down to 30 next year. And Football scholarships go up from 85 to 105 (+20). Nothing in another Intermat article that they also took scholarships from mens & womans golf, tennis and another sport. I think what they must be doing is taking scholarships from those 6 teams pus the wrestling team to come up the the 20 more scholarships that they will give to football. 2) saying current scholarship folks can't compete helps them quit and therfore helps get the roster down to 30. 3) In my experience when the wrestler signs the nationial letter of intent and then the scholarship Grant In Aid with financial aid office it is for the full 4 years (at least in the case of one of my family members). The document basically says if you are off the team (because of reasons like cut because not good wrestler anymore, hurt, etc) you still keep your scholarship. So I would presume if these scholarship kids are cut and just students, then they can still walk around as a student at Campbell without wrestling and STILL be getting their athletic contracted scholarship. In this case you have taken scholarships from wrestling in theory, but if those kids are still students getting paid, you have not eliminated thosed scholarships to give to the football team. BUT if you kinda force the kid to quit Campbell university by not letting him compete, then when he leaves the actual scholarship money becomes available to give to football. Just my reasoned guess.