dat dude;633371 wrote:That's not true. He is eligible because he has been out of high school for at least three years. In essence, he is eligible because he did go to prep school.
No, the rule has nothing to do with what he was doing at prep school. A player’s eligibility clock officially begins when he enters ninth grade because the rule is with regards to when his high school class graduates, not when he graduates.
Lewis was held back a year and thus was in high school for four years before going to prep school to finish his degree. That means even though he technically graduated in 2009 and is a true sophomore — his high school class graduated in 2008 so for purposes of determining his eligibility, he is treated like a third year player, not a second-year player.
The rule officially reads — “No player shall be permitted to apply for special eligibility for selection in the Draft, or otherwise be eligible for the Draft, until three NFL regular seasons have begun and ended following either his graduation from high school or graduation of the class with which he entered high school, whichever is earlier.”
So again, Lewis was held back a year in high school and that means his clock is a year ahead of what you would think it would be.
