Because he would have to go thru admissions for a grad program. It's not a matter of...

Irish_Demon 2961 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 12:06 pm on Aug 22, 2026

... just staying at ND and continuing with what he was doing. He graduated and would need to be accepted into graduate school, with which, presumably, he hadn't even started the process. It is on the integrity of Notre Dame to be true to their policies, and not make special exceptions for athletes that are not available to other students. It makes me proud of my school that they take this stand.

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Because he would have to go thru admissions for a grad program. It's not a matter of... Irish_Demon 12:06pm · 8/22/26
- OK. but why not a second undergraduate degree. NedoftheHill 1:00pm · 8/22/26
  - ND does not allow for this. Two points here... Irish_Demon 5:00pm · 8/22/26
    - ND did this when I was there. My beef was mostly the comment that it was a matter of "integrity." NedoftheHill 1:02am · 8/23/26
      - I was thinking you were missing the point, until your last sentence. It was not about... Irish_Demon 3:23pm · 8/23/26
        
        Understood.NT NedoftheHill 2:24am · 8/24/26
- Well stated.NT conorlarkin 12:50pm · 8/22/26

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