Folks,

If you do not think there is a hardship case here.
Let me tell you a few things.

Nathan has been playing soccer since he was 5. He comes from a broken family where his mother basically did everything she could to support and afford his soccer through the early years.

I have had the fortunate responsibility of raising this child through the years and spending any monies it took so that he could play year around, over seas, camps, travel and guest teams, you name it.

Most of you know that is take 1000's of dollars a year to truly play where the action is. This includes forfeiting our honey-moon a couple years ago.

I have poured my heart and soul into this child to do what is right academically and athletically.

He has been in 4 schools in that last 4 years. He has been an ambassador of the sport at school.
He wanted to play football partially to be around the kids that he normally did not have a chance to meet.

Most colleges have never heard of Nathan before he came here. His last year was a result of very hard work, a great coaching staff and a team that instantly surrounded him like a brotherhood.
Most folks would think he grew up here for how fast the relationships grew.

Not in any way shape or form were we knowledgeable of the rules or to even think about them, seriously. He has only played 3 years of soccer to date also. I could see if he had contributed 4.

This year is a vital year for him for there are several college coaches that need to see him play as for a possible shot at a scholarship.

Nathan has also been battling the 1.14 GPA the private school left him. He has been working to achieve at least a 3.0 for admissions purposes.

If the football team takes a hit, it’s exactly that, because of a mistake in error with the Athletic Dept. Understand also that this was and easy mistake for I had to visit the office several times and call repeatedly to his past schools to get his transcripts updated. Nathan wasn't even sure he was taking the proper classes his first semester at the school because of this and it wasn't until this past fall they were proper, so error is to be human.

Its tough enough to have high hopes and dreams, work your tale off, to think you could be the first of the 4 in the family to be successful and go on to college possibly playing for a team you have hoped for, just to have it taken away because you did not succeed in a private school 4 years ago.

This ruling is only hurting the child, nothing more. It is prohibiting the possible success of a student athlete that has broken no rules.

Folks, you read some of the sarcasm I do on this board once in a while. Nothing is taken negatively or personally. Sorry if I have used this board to vent a tad.

Understand one thing... You’re getting information about one boy, a day in the life. Could happen anywhere.

I can't have another boy like this. There isn't many who can.