Doing this from memory so that's a high-wire act. At the Inside The Spartans basketball message board, there a short string about Moses Omolade and his inability to get on the floor for SJSU.
Apparently, he enrolled in a junior college in New York after high school but something came up and he never attended. But he didn't drop the classes so his athletic eligibility time clock began ticking.
Some time later, he came to California and enrolled at Southwestern College in Chula Vista. He was there for three years, including a redshirt one and earned his degree.
When he signed with SJSU, the NCAA sidelined him because a student-athlete has five years of eligibility from the time he enters college. "A student-athlete shall complete his or her seasons of participation within five calendar years from the beginning of the semester or quarter in which the student-athlete first registered for a minimum full-time program of studies in a collegiate institution..."
At least one appeal was made but turned down.
The Spartans did right and stuck by Omolade and he earned a B.A. in African American Studies.
Please chime in if anyone has further information or any corrections.
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