Oso planning to go pro
No, that's not what it means, the NCAA is very specific about it. The injury is considered season ending only if you do not play because you are physically unable to do so. If you get medically cleared at any point before the season ends, then the injury is no longer considered to be season ending regardless of whether or not you actually play after receiving clearance. How much he played the year before is irrelevant to the current situation and won't factor into the decision at all.
Thanks, BMA. How much deference does the NCAA give to the kid's doctor? If the doctor says that Chris can practice, but is physically unable to play in games, does that mean that the injury is "season ending." I would seem to me that if MU wants a medical hardship red shirt, Chris's doctor will say that he's physically unable to play in games. If MU wants Chris to play, the doctor will clear him to play -- assuming he really is OK to play.
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
I assume that in order to get a medical redshirt, you must have a physician go on record saying that the injury was indeed season-ending. If it is clear that CO is ready to play right now, medically speaking, a physician going on record and saying he's not would putting his license at risk. Unless MU has recently engaged the services of Dr. Nick Riviera, don't count on the team doctors making up a story just to get CO a medical redshirt.However, if it's a gray area (i.e. no clear evidence to say that he definitely is or isn't ready to play), then a physician could make a decision either way based on his own discretion and I would hope that the NCAA would defer to that decision.
Dudes, get real. Doctors give opinions all day long. There are no licensure issues at stakes. It's an opinion. Some will agree with and others may not.