Okay, let’s take this as a lesson in what happens in an instant media age.
On Monday evening, senior CB Kendric Burney went before the honor court to address an academic infraction. The results of the honor court are not made public but Burney himself told WCTI-12 that he would be eligible if he picked up a class on Tuesday. Burney apparently told other people he was cleared and would play vs Miami on Saturday which made its way to the message boards. The news Burney was cleared was tweeted by WCHL1360, picked up by this blog and reported as such. That has turned out to not be the case.
First of all, I apologize for reporting erroneous information on this blog. Consider this a retraction of the previous post.
Secondly, here is what is really going on.
According to UNC’s Kevin Best(via DTH sports editor Jonathan Jones), Burney’s status remains unresolved.
Kevin Best tells me that Burney will not be adding a class this late in the semester. He wants to end the rumors. Issue is still unresolved
So what is happening here? Obviously if Burney needs to add a class it means the honor court gave him a failing grade in a previous one. That means he is short the number of hours he needs to meet certain NCAA academic requirements to be eligible to play football.
UPDATE: These are the likely the NCAA regulations causing issues for Burney considering he is a fifth year senior.
14.1.8.1.3 Exception—Final Semester/Quarter. A student-athlete with athletics eligibility remaining may participate in organized practice sessions while enrolled in less than a minimum full-time program of studies, provided the student is enrolled in the final semester or quarter of the baccalaureate program and the institution certifies that the student is carrying (for credit) the courses necessary to complete the degree requirements, as determined by the faculty of the institution
That one deals with practice, this one deals with competition.
14.1.8.2.1.3 Final Semester/Quarter. A student-athlete may compete while enrolled in less than a minimum full-time program of studies, provided the student is enrolled in the final semester or quarter of the baccalaureate program and the institution certifies that the student is carrying (for credit) the courses necessary to complete degree requirements. The student granted eligibility under this provision shall be eligible for any NCAA championship and for any postseason licensed bowl game or National Invitation Tournament that begins within 60 days following said semester or quarter, provided the student has not exhausted the five years for completion of the individual’s four seasons of eligibility (see Bylaw 14.2). Thereafter, the student shall forfeit eligibility in all sports, unless the student completes all degree requirements during that semester or quarter and is eligible to receive the baccalaureate diploma on the institution’s next degree-granting date. The Legislative Council Subcommittee for Legislative Relief may waive the 60-day requirement for instances in which an NCAA championship, postseason licensed bowl game or National Invitation Tournament is conducted at the conclusion of the traditional playing season but begins more than 60 days following the end of said term. (Revised: 1/10/92, 1/16/93, 1/10/95, 2/1/05, 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08)
So if Burney is only taking the number of hours needed for graduation and now he needs more because he lost a class via an honor court ruling then he is no longer eligible because he is not “carrying(for credit) the courses necessary to complete degree requirements.”
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At this point in the semester I do not think it is possible to add a class, that is something only UNC can fully answer. One question to ask if why did Burney conclude adding a class was possible if it wasn’t? Is it possible Burney prematurely telling people upset the apple cart and outed what was supposed to be a private process by which UNC and the NCAA work on an agreement to get Burney on the field? If so, Burney’s exuberance might be his undoing. Given the media scrutiny I can see how resolving the issue in such a way that allows Burney to play forces UNC to account for the process. Whereas if Burney goes to the honor court, is found guilty, received an F then UNC discusses it with the NCAA and makes an arrangement with them for Burney to play then all UNC has to do is put out a press release saying Burney is clear while using privacy laws as a means of not talking about how the sausage is made.
If I had to guess, I would say that this has become a bit of a PR issue which might make it difficult for UNC to get Burney on the field.
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“First of all, I apologize for reporting erroneous information on this blog. Consider this a retraction of the previous post”
THF, you simply don’t need to apologize for linking a story from a legitimate media outlet. You were reporting what Burney told the media. The part about adding a class sounded strange from the beginning. It almost reminds me of, let me think,,,,,,,ummm, oh yea! Remember when Sidney Lowe was hired at Head Basketball coach at North Carolina State University and to qualify he had to “finish his degree with an on-line course”??? Maybe there needs to be an independent investigation of that sham?
Back to the point, your blog is never filled with hateful retoric and writing that is designed to give yourself a 50-50 chance of being right about something and then patting yourself on the back endlessly if you happen to be correct about a topic. Maybe SFN should take a “course” from you?
If he cheated and received a failing grade as result, then the University should just leave it at that and the team will have to move on without him. The University should not be seeking some special / unique arrangement just because he is a football player. Let him be treated the way anybody else who went before the Honor Court would be treated.
how could adding a class NOW even give him what he needs? to have the hours, the class needs to be completed, with a grade, right?
It’s about hours needed for graduation. He only needed three before losing the class and was operating under a waiver from the NCAA to only take three hours. Now he needs six to graduate. Somehow that affects the waiver but I am unsure how.
with a semester left, that seems kind of a smallish problem.
so you can be deemed to have cheated to the point where you get an F in the class, lose those 3 credit hours, and not be suspended from the school or the team?
that is what seems to have happened, right? hm.
as a carolina student it is to be noted that monday was the last day to drop/add. this means that if burney had not added by 5pm on monday he is not allowed to add any and therefore after reading these rules would remain ineligible.
According to this calendar:
http://regweb.unc.edu/calendars/regcal109.php
The last day to add was Aug. 30th. The last day to drop was Monday.
Well this is a bad deal, I was really hoping to see him on the field at Miami. I think that tempting fate by watching that game is more than I can handle. Sadly, When I was last in NC Burney was coming back, I flew to PA, he’s out – again, I apologize Tar Heel nation.
On the god news side, I hope every UNC basketball player watched the season opening – schedule announced – two hours of pure NCAA basketball power that was on last night. It was impressive just how quickly the UNC media can jump off of our bandwagon. UNC gets zero respect and Bullock was ignored completely. Duke – “…nobody can challenge them, it’s about who will be playing for second in the ACC.” You may ask what did the panel come up with for the remaining power teams in the ACC – Virginia Tech then State. Yes you heard it here second, State. They like Miami as the dark horse. Only Len ELmore seemed to having a hard time with this broadcast. I don’t really care about the “Experts” but I hope the NO RESPECT message gets through to the men in blue. It was a little painful to see the glint in Bilas’s eye, he’s been one of the few good broadcasters on ESPN.
Go Heels!
How long has Burney known about his HC date? If all this is indeed the case, it seems like Burney (or whoever monitors his academic progress) would have added a class earlier in the semester just in case the HC ruled against him.
Don’t cheat. If you do, don’t expect any mercy. It’s that simple. I’ll go to bat and defend a football player for taking some trips and crashing at the home of a friend. But I won’t defend anybody for cheating in their classes.
I’m with 850inExile and Santiago. If Kendric was that stupid that he cheated, got caught, got sent to Honors Court knowing that he might be found guilty and didn’t bother to pick up another class just in case that happened, then screw him.
Not trying to defend Burney, but picking up another class may not be as easy at you are making it sound. If this was a core class (required for his degree) he has to have that specific course and would not be able to retake until spring semester if he failed it, he could not simply add another course to replace it at. However, if it were an elective then he could replace it with another qualifying elective course (even though options can sometimes be limited by prerequisites). Either way adding a class between Aug. 30th (las day to add) and Oct. 18 (last day of drop/add period) although possible, usually requires special circumstances and/or having the professor and/or dept. head sign off on it and I seriously doubt that failure due to cheating is the kind of circumstance that a professor would be willing to make an exception for.
on his radio show last night, it sounded like there was still something left to figure out with Burney. seems like a tough one to get around unless he is simply talking about some sort of NCAA waiver. again.
but what would public opinion be on that. is it worth it.