Notre Dame safety Jamoris Slaughter has lost his appeal for a sixth year of eligibility.
Slaughter had taken to Twitter Wednesday evening to announce what appeared to be his final status in the NCAA appeal process.
To which former teammate Kapron Lewis-Moore responded:
Notre Dame confirmed the NCAA’s decision Thursday morning, when assistant director of media relations Michael Bertsch Tweeted:
Slaughter was initially denied a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA in January and had planned to appeal his case. He and a handful of teammates started a #FreeSlaughter movement on Twitter hoping to give his appeal some momentum.
Slaughter was sidelined for the majority of the 2012 campaign after rupturing his Achilles tendon against Michigan State in Week 3. Slaughter had also taken a redshirt his freshman year, but Notre Dame would have had to provided proof that Slaughter wasn’t psychically able to play his freshman year for the NCAA to grant a sixth year of eligibility.
Great player, better person! Our prayers go out to you and you family.
My daughter and I had the privilege of meeting Jamoris before the spring game this year. A true class act!
Always tough to prove someone wasn’t “psychically able” to do something. Takes one to know one, after all.
They should seriously look at changing some eligibility rules here. Jamari’s injury prior to the season clearly rendered him unable to compete this particular year and therefore logically should have qualified him for an extra year of eligibility. What’s wrong with providing him this opportunity to compete and exercise what is justifiably right for him. With the decision already made, I wish him success at the next level, and I am so sorry that I missed seeing him this past year on the field. But, as they say, there is reason for everything, and what happened to him will only make him better as a young man both on and off the field. Good luck Jamoris, I will be seeing you on Sundays.
What a pleasure to watch you, God Bless, thanks for the memories. GO IRISH
Young man keep your head up and keep God in your life. Everything will work out for you and your family. Thank you for the for the memories. Irish for life!!!
Young man keep your head up and keep God first in your life. Everything will work out for you and your family. Thanks for the great memories. Irish for life!!!