If he is academically ineligible, then how does he graduate if he stays at USC and takes three additional classes? Is the GPA requirement for getting a degree lower than the GPA requirement for staying eligible for football (or any other sport)? Maybe I'm missing something here.

Barrett "is only about three classes short of getting his degree at USC"...he wants to play football in 2007....hence he has an entire year to take the three classes and get a degree from USC.

If you “might” not be able to make a professional career out of playing football do you want your USC Degree or your Montana State Degree?... there you go Bill....I set you up for a Trade Tech College post.

Actually Montana State is not NAIA, but Azusa Pacific is...they are perennially a football powerhouse in NAIA. Montana and Montana State are D-I AA football schools. Same rules apply.

Chris should get the degree and train for the pro day at SC. Chris will look the part and act the part at pro day. Getting his time down will be the biggest challenge.

Get the SC degree Chris! Many people would kill to get this degree. Don't throw it away.

USCMike: I'm as confused as you are? Who ever figured this out obviously flunked math 101 and did not graduate. Had he passed his class, would he be just 2 classed short? I'm confussed. Please clear this up.

I anm not sure on this; may be something I read on site. But I believe eleigbility requires certain accomplishment in prior spring independent of fact of whether he acquires sufficient record to graduate,

I anm not sure on this; may be something I read on site. But I believe eleigbility requires certain accomplishment in prior spring independent of fact of whether he acquires sufficient record to graduate,