The NCAA can be hypocritical scumbags at times.
http://hamptonroads.com/2013/08/odu-...-appeal-denied
This is one of the best student athletes in the county (at least academically). He's a team captain, just embodies what college athletics is designed to be about.
He goes to Clemson and as a freshman plays in 23 games.
As a soph he plays 8 mins in a closed door scrimmage at the beginning of the year and decides he wants to go back home and be with his family. (No medical hardship sent)
He then transferred that year to ODU and sat out
The kid then played 2 seasons at ODU.
But, the NCAA ruled his 8 mins scrimmage counts as a full year of eligibility despite granting a player at Notre Dame in a similar situation another year.
If it was UNC, I'm sure the player would get the extra year. (which by the way I called Hairston playing this year)