So yes, I don't want to be a harbinger on the NCAA, but their rules do often get quite silly, and we often hear about their decision making in a bad light ...

... but here, with the Jeremiah Masoli situation, they actually did something right.

Basically, Masoli, a quarterback at Oregon, was kicked off the team over the offseason following an arrest for theft, (he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor burglary in a plea), and an arrest for marijuana possession and driving with a suspended license. (I would say the suspended license part was the bigger of the two offenses there).

Anyway, to keep playing football, he applied to Ole Miss, choosing a major which is not available at Oregon. The idea was to use an NCAA rule that allows student athletes to continue playing directly after transfer IF that transfer is motivated by a change of major not offered at their current school that is offered at the new school. (Usually you are ineligible for a year after transfer).

Ole Miss of course is in need of a quarterback, as they were looking at starting a green sophomore who never played a down, and were picked as finishing 6th in their division (last, in other words). So it seemed like a win/win, using the NCAA loophole to get a top flight quarterback off the disciplinary hook of Oregon.

The NCAA saw right through it and shot it down. He's not eligible till next year. Funny part is, at the bottom it mentions that Masoli may not stay at Ole Miss long enough for next year to come, he may bolt for the CFL or some other professional league instead.