Losing Rucker and now, potentially the 4 or 5 5th year players, would significantly shrink what was outstanding depth in the secondary and on the DLine. This will allow some younger players to show us what they've got early on.
I love him, too. It's just criminal that the NCAA has left him and some of the others hanging this long on a decision that could have/should have been made in less than 48 hours. I'll go with Rucker, though.😊 Love it that we could have more than one player in the running.
Integrity is the bottom line. The athletic department made the right decision. Hopefully, everyone learns from this and it doesn't happen again. Integrity matters.
Glad to see Stromme's returning. How do they look next year with him returning? Would like to see them sneak into State one of these years. Pretty tough to do if they stay in the EDC.
If UND hasn't actually gotten a decision from the NCAA yet, it's unconscionable that they've let the team and those three players hanging this long for a decision that shouldn't have taken more than days.
Things can always change, but what Zellers said after the game was encouraging: "We'll be back. We'll for sure be back with this core group." I hope that he DOES come back. I love his play and his attitude.
From what little I've read, it sounds like the "5 for 5" rule won't go into effect immediately, thus leaving the current setup in place until it does go into effect, which would be unfortunate for King and Anderson in case they would have considered coming back.