Originally posted by boatcapt
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The major issue Joe ran into last year with Bautista Rodriguez (and why he was ruled ineligible for the entire season) was it turned out he had played a post-grad year in some bush league 'pro league' in his home country. This team was in a town the size of Buchannan, WV.
Apparently this happens often at the D1 level and they don't drop the hammer. Well, they dropped the hammer on him. He had to sit all of last season and was docked (1) year of eligibility.
Now, was said hammer dropped because IUP reported it too late or something ... I can't answer that. They don't talk about those things publicly.
One way or another, it cost IUP its star recruit last season (and arguably best player on the team). My guess would be fingers got pointed all around. Regardless, the ruling was the ruling.
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