I don't understand that. If he had 2 years of eligibility when he came here and if he had played this past year how would he still have 2 years remaining? What am I missing?
Kenny was a redshirt freshman last year with the Spartans. When he transferred to Ohio, he was a redshirt sophomore. He could not play without sitting out a year without a waiver, which he never got. He also couldn't "freeze" his class status, because he already did so his true freshman year at MSU. Now next year, he will be a redshirt Junior.
In some cases, the NCAA grants a 6th year of eligibility, if 1 year was the standard redshirt or transfer situation, and another was injury. With Kenny, it is a bit of a gray area because both those situations were in the same year, and then he had a transfer year later. If he ends up seeking and getting a 6th year, then Kenny not playing this year was a blessing. If he ends up not getting it, then it is a bummer because we'll only have him for 2 seasons, not 3.