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Bobcat1998
6/27/2016 3:56 PM
Saw a Tweet from a writer in Cleveland. COnner Krizancic hanging up cleets due to concussions.
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C Money
6/27/2016 4:04 PM
Too bad, as I'd really hoped he could push for playing time. But I certainly can't blame him for putting health concerns above the game.

This probably explains why we just recruited two different QBs for next year's recruiting class....
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Bcat2
6/27/2016 4:53 PM
C Money wrote:expand_more
Too bad, as I'd really hoped he could push for playing time. But I certainly can't blame him for putting health concerns above the game.

This probably explains why we just recruited two different QBs for next year's recruiting class....
Per his bio he is out of Mentor, majoring in Exercise Physiology. Hope he stays with Ohio and finishes his studies. He is a young man I enjoyed following. Seems like a young person who has excelled at the game, but, will be just fine away from the game.
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ytownbobcat
6/27/2016 5:11 PM
It is the right decision. However he was 2-3 years away from any possibility of seeing the field because our offense is loaded.
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Alan Swank
6/28/2016 9:18 AM
http://www.athensmessenger.com/blogs/bobcat_blog/bobcats-...
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Bcat2
6/28/2016 9:55 AM
Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
More from his Ohio biography. "Prior to Ohio: Three-year letterman... Division I State Runner Up... Named Player of the Year by Ohio, News-Herald, Northeast Ohio Conference, and The Plain Dealer... Tony Fisher Award Recipient... Named Second Team All-State during his junior year... Finished his career with 3,320 passing yards for 32 touchdowns, 1,300 receiving yards for 13 touchdowns, 2,100 rushing yards for 31 touchdowns, and 3 receiving touchdowns... Was also a four-year letterman in basketball... 2013 State Champion in basketball."
Last Edited: 6/28/2016 9:55:42 AM by Bcat2
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Recovering Journalist
6/28/2016 11:05 AM
Cleveland.com story:
http://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/06/ohio_qb...
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L.C.
6/28/2016 2:05 PM
There are two quotes I want to point out in that article.
Conner sustained a concussion in Ohio's spring game in April and the team's doctors recommended that he give up football.


[quote=cleveland.com]Conner will get to stay on scholarship and he will help out as a strength and conditioning assistant coach.[/OUTER_QUOTE]
The University treated him very fairly. When he had the concussion, they didn't throw him back in, and risk more injuries, and they didn't just kick him out the door. They recommended he give up the game, and they continued to pay his scholarship, and found a way that he could continue to help the team.
Last Edited: 6/28/2016 2:06:57 PM by L.C.
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Bcat2
6/28/2016 2:42 PM
L.C. wrote:expand_more
There are two quotes I want to point out in that article.
Conner sustained a concussion in Ohio's spring game in April and the team's doctors recommended that he give up football.


Conner will get to stay on scholarship and he will help out as a strength and conditioning assistant coach.

The University treated him very fairly. When he had the concussion, they didn't throw him back in, and risk more injuries, and they didn't just kick him out the door. They recommended he give up the game, and they continued to pay his scholarship, and found a way that he could continue to help the team.
Here we are reading L.C.'s documentation of a responsible/caring relationship between a player and the university.
Last Edited: 6/28/2016 2:52:27 PM by Bcat2
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GoCats105
6/28/2016 4:16 PM
L.C. wrote:expand_more
There are two quotes I want to point out in that article.
Conner sustained a concussion in Ohio's spring game in April and the team's doctors recommended that he give up football.


Conner will get to stay on scholarship and he will help out as a strength and conditioning assistant coach.

The University treated him very fairly. When he had the concussion, they didn't throw him back in, and risk more injuries, and they didn't just kick him out the door. They recommended he give up the game, and they continued to pay his scholarship, and found a way that he could continue to help the team.
So is he now on a just a general University scholarship and Ohio has one more open for football? I wouldn't think you'd be allowed to give a non-player a football scholarship per NCAA rules.
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L.C.
6/28/2016 4:27 PM
My understanding is that he would no longer count against the 85.
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OhioCatFan
6/28/2016 6:52 PM
Just a spurious thought. I wonder if his medical condition would prohibit his playing basketball. His basketball resume is pretty impressive. He may just want to stop playing all sports, and that might be the smartest thing to do, but I was left wondering about both his basketball eligibility and whether or not he would have medical clearance for that sport. Unfortunately, modern college basketball is more a contact sport than ever these days . . . . [end of thinking out loud musing . . . you are now returned to your regularly scheduled programming . . .]
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UpSan Bobcat
6/28/2016 8:00 PM
OhioCatFan wrote:expand_more
Just a spurious thought. I wonder if his medical condition would prohibit his playing basketball. His basketball resume is pretty impressive. He may just want to stop playing all sports, and that might be the smartest thing to do, but I was left wondering about both his basketball eligibility and whether or not he would have medical clearance for that sport. Unfortunately, modern college basketball is more a contact sport than ever these days . . . . [end of thinking out loud musing . . . you are now returned to your regularly scheduled programming . . .]
I believe if a player is "medically disqualified," he is ineligible to play any sport. He still receives his scholarship but it does not count toward the school's total. Medically disqualified athletes sometimes are asked to assist the athletic department in some other way since they no longer are able to play. Of course, this can be beneficial to the student's career anyway.
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UpSan Bobcat
6/28/2016 8:04 PM
Funny, when I was verifying information regarding medical disqualification, I came across this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/25/sports/a-fight-to-keep-...

It mentions an Ohio player, Joe Whitehead, who in 2000 was medically disqualified because of a neck injury. The university was not going to renew the scholarship the next year but gave in to pressure and did so after all.
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L.C.
6/29/2016 12:55 PM
Ohio has now lost two players this year (Krizancic, Provitt) who have quit after having concussions. I don't consider this a bad thing; I think it's good that the safety and long term health of the players comes first. I presume that this is happening elsewhere, as well. It needs to, if football is to continue.
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