Just saw this as well and I am trying not to freak out. Can't be a real good sign.

Its hard out here for a fan.  Too frequently I must add.  Good grief.

Well, that ain't good.

This sir is simply not true.

What do you know what is true or not......Do you know his class schedule???? And....When it is cleared today...who's going to look stupid........Also were you there at the bar.....or are you going by what you here in the media????

Sorry but I had to create an account on here because of this last remark. I have been a follower of this blog site for the past 3 years just held my fingers  in making a profile. To an outsiders point of view this does look bad, Boo Jackson has been a great student athlete at his time with this University and will continue to be a great alum down the road. The last two impression that are left in his name will be the bar fight (that NONE of us know exactly what but what we read in the paper articles, and WE ALL know that the papers fluff up and fabricate a lot of details). And this BOWL VICTORY!

Of course as an outsider we see that these players are ineligible, but we do not know the details. I can say that it does look bad from our stand point, but never jump to conclusions and automatically blame the students. I am not saying blame the advisors or pointing fingers, but someone does have to take the blame and we have no right to CHOOSE who in fact gets it. These guys have in fact been in college a long time and for some longer then others to earn a Bachelors degree with football. A lot of these guys do everything that it takes to get things done and something fouls up somewhere along the line. I do not know the exact case of either these two young gentlemen and like I said, who are we to point fingers. I do know that both Ernie and Boo are great men and have enjoyed watching their talents show cased at Ohio University.

Well, this seems to be a fitting end to the season.... Maybe Boo should've got his homework done instead of fighting people and recruiting students for the bowl game via facebook. I guess if he doesn't play, he can't have his usual 4-5 turnovers...
BTW - I hope these guys can play, but if not, they can grab their OU ID's and roll down to NO with me... Of course, I could use some help, with gas money, keeping my V8 fueled-up.

Wow...You should really consider a delay period prior to hitting the enter key... 

NCAA Bylaw 14.1.10.2: To be eligible to compete in a postseason event (e.g., conference tournament, bowl game, National Invitation Tournament, NCAA championship) that occurs between regular terms (including summer) a student-athlete, in his or her final season of competition in the applicable sport, shall have satisfactorily completed six-semester or six-quarter hours of academic credit the preceding regular academic term of full-time enrollment (see Bylaw 14.4.3.1). An institution shall have 14 business days (regardless of the date in which grades are posted or submitted) after the date of the last scheduled examination listed in the institution's official calendar for the term that is ending to certify completion of the six-semester or six-quarter hours of academic credit. If the postseason event occurs prior to the conclusion of the 14 business days, eligibility shall be determined by using grades from either the preceding regular academic term or from the most recent regular academic term for which grades have been posted.
NCAA Interpretation of Bylaw 14.1.10.2: “… if a student-athlete's eligibility changes at the end of a semester or quarter that student-athlete shall become eligible or ineligible on the date that his or her particular eligibility is officially certified by the appropriate institutional authority. The certification of eligibility does not have to occur on the same day for all student-athletes at the certifying institution, but it may not be earlier than the day after the date of the last scheduled examination for the term that is ending or later than the first day of classes of the following semester or quarter.”
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Bylaws concerning this issue directly from the NCAA Manual.

With you on this!!!!  Boo is very important to the success this team has had!  Boo has also done many good things, in this case he has put himself behind the proverbial 8-Ball, but he's still been one of my favorites in the past couple of years.

I have worked for a company consistently ranked in the top 20 of the Fortune 500 list for the last 13 years and my organization is currently comprised of 100+ multinational reports.  Regardless of my Alumni stats, based on my interactions with Boo to date as well as my understanding of his work in the community, I would jump at the chance to hire him.

I understand and others echo your respect for him.  If you know him, tell him he needs to tap into those that he has met: charitable organizations, community/business leaders, etc.  Get 4 or 5 letter of recommendation highlighting his character, leadership and how he would be a positive force for a company and community.  Then when he sits with potential employers, tell him to address the mis-information straight on - In bar/restaurant when brother got in fight, someone retrieved me to play peace-maker, cold-cocked before I could even get there.  Grades in place, final project completed outside of class, grade submitted by professor on-time for University, but late for NCAA (or whatever the story - he can infuence that story though).  He needs to control the dialogue the way he controls the huddle.  As a fan, I'm glad to hear he will be playing.  As an Alum, I want the chatter about our athletes to be positive - and they influence that more than anyone else.