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played in more than 4 games in 19, 20, 21, and 22.
...the number of games played.
You get to play four non-Covid years if you choose. Play during 2020 does not count against eligibility.
(Coan played four years excluding 2020 for instance.)
It's that magical covid year, or do-over for 2020
The Covid rules merely state that athletes have six years (instead of the usual 5) to use 4 years of eligibility. The rules were meant to accommodate those athletes whose teams didn't play during the covid year.
It appears that Lenzy has played more than 5 games in 4 years, hence he is done.
He redshirted his freshman year in 2018.
He played enough games in 2019, 2021, and now 2022, to have used up three years of eligibility.
2020's season is his COVID mulligan year, so it doesn't count as a used up year. The rules stated that whether or not you played enough games that year, it wouldn't use up a year of your eligibility. It was a "use it or lose it" type of gift.
Thus, he is eligible for a 6th year without a medical exemption.
That being said, he only played in 3 games in 2020 due to injuries, so he could qualify for that 6th year anyways, if he were granted such a medical exemption.
Still, it's entirely up to him, and I wish him the best either way.
Link: https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/braden-lenzy-1.html
The rule was not put in for players on teams that would not play. It was put in to encourage players TO play. Players were esentially given a free eligibility year in 2020. The effect of the rule is that 2020 did not count towards playing time. If you recall, Kurt Hinisch played 5 years at ND and thus set the games played record at ND.
The bottom-line is that Lenzy does have another year to use, whether it be here, or another school.
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I honestly don't think many people, particularly the faux "journalists" on the internet even understand it much less have read it.
From an NCAA-related site on college eligibility rules:
" All student-athletes whose 2020-2021 season was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will now get 6 years to compete in 4 full seasons of their sport in college. Traditionally, there is a 5-year clock for athletes to play 4 years. For seniors, this ruling meant a chance to finish out their college careers. For others, it opens a door to new academic and athletic opportunities."
The NCAA's intent was to accommodate those players whose seasons got cancelled due to COVID, not give them 5 years of playing time.
I'm betting he has no more time.
We'll likely never know since I doubt he'd be back in any case. There was this same discussion re: Coan last year but it was never clarified if he one more year since either he didn't want to come back or ND wanted to move on.
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Jack Coan redshirted during the covid season. So, he could have had the 2020 season over, which would have essentially meant repeating a redshirt. He played 4 years under non covid restrictions, which meant he used his last year of eligibility in the one year with ND. There was never any doubt from those who understood how the rules were written. Hope this helps.
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