Many are unable to afford it w/pell grants. Other scholarships for athletes

Jan 3, 2017
10:02:58am

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Wells being a complete jackyewt to tukuafu by not releasing him

kotacoug

1/2/17 6:22pm

Is he related to will tukuafu who plays for Seattle?

idacoug

1/2/17 6:23pm

Yes--nephew.

HiLife

1/2/17 7:52pm

RE: Yes--nephew.

idacoug

1/3/17 9:57am

So what happens if he didn't release him?

Adrielle

1/2/17 6:24pm

Can't be on scholarship to schools he's not released to. Dumbest NCAA rule.

Left Shark Coug

1/2/17 6:25pm

He comes to school for a year with no scholarship. I'm a little

gwalker

1/2/17 6:25pm

I believe He loses a yr of eligibility as well, still a Richard

kotacoug

1/2/17 6:27pm

Doesn't he have a redshirt? I thought he went straight on mission

RedlandsCoug

1/2/17 6:28pm

The article I read mentioned that you can't redshirt if you're not

kotacoug

1/2/17 6:29pm

That's why I couldn't red shirt even though I never saw the field.

Blusox

1/2/17 8:32pm

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BYUMizzou

1/3/17 7:43am

You can. It's called grey-shirting.

Megamind

1/3/17 9:41am

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BYUMizzou

1/3/17 9:53am

My mistake.

Megamind

1/3/17 9:57am

That's just because he's transferring, nothing to do with Wells.

Left Shark Coug

1/2/17 6:30pm

If he was on scholarship he could RS and then have 4 yrs to play

kotacoug

1/2/17 6:36pm

I've never heard that to be an issue. You have 5 years to play 4. That's the

Left Shark Coug

1/2/17 6:42pm

Seriously

WorfoSAUR

1/2/17 6:28pm

Lots of kids can't afford that. Esp. @ schools like USC... but..

RedlandsCoug

1/2/17 6:37pm

Those poor kids will qualify for Pell Grants

ChurroNieves

1/3/17 9:42am

Many are unable to afford it w/pell grants. Other scholarships for athletes

RedlandsCoug

1/3/17 10:02am

They cant be on scholarship for a year.

RedlandsCoug

1/2/17 6:27pm

How does he have the ability to keep him? Did he play a year before he went on

cougaman

1/2/17 6:24pm

Riley Nelson rule right?

Windward_Coug

1/2/17 6:25pm

Yup

CougarThug

1/2/17 6:26pm

Only if he enrolled before mission

cougaman

1/2/17 6:41pm

Unless Tukuafu attended USU before his mission,BYU doesn't need USU's permission

Jesse Pinkman

1/2/17 6:31pm

RE: Unless Tukuafu attended USU before his mission,BYU doesn't need USU's

Opietheman

1/2/17 6:46pm

Whoops

Jesse Pinkman

1/2/17 6:49pm

Bronco released Leavitt. At least BYU is cheap enough.

RedlandsCoug

1/2/17 6:25pm

This is exactly why Wells should release him.

LP Knight

1/2/17 6:55pm

Wells should release him bcuz it'll hurt poly recruiting for himself

RedlandsCoug

1/2/17 7:02pm

Wells won't be herein two years and he knows it. He s trying to prevent Usu

travelcoug

1/2/17 9:50pm

At least BYU tuition is cheap

Gustav

1/2/17 6:27pm

I absolutely hate coaches that block players. Matt Wells is trash.

thebruce

1/2/17 6:28pm

More desperate than anything

RedlandsCoug

1/2/17 6:30pm

That's what happens when you stay in Ogden too long

WJCougar

1/2/17 6:45pm

It's the only thing an irrelevant coach can do to his rival....

BabyOx

1/2/17 8:02pm

Do we use this behavior against teams in recruiting battles?

Megamind

1/2/17 9:12pm

The rule should go both ways

ochobeeguy

1/2/17 10:10pm

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HarlemCoug

1/3/17 12:31am

NCAA should pass a rule that if a coach blocks a transfer that that coach, if they leave a school early,

ocmyhome

1/3/17 1:41am

Wells is now one bad season away from being unemployed

6th-Kamikaze-mission

1/3/17 9:08am

Now that CB and the Twitter Mafia are on it, I'm sure he'll feel some pressure

Thunder Buddy

1/3/17 10:01am

Bronco released Leavitt and he was playing.Tukuafu has been on a mission the last 2 yrs. Wells should return the favor.

HarlemCoug

1/3/17 11:47am

What ??? This is in Aggie Fans DNA to pull this crap...Wells is there Hero

BYU DUDE 1984

1/3/17 10:58am

He is black balling a high profile football poly family. He will be paying for

Lance71

1/3/17 11:56am

This will only hurt USU in the long run. Stupid short-sighted move.

Bluedarts

1/3/17 1:34pm

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