Oregon State had been holding out a little bit of hope that the NCAA would grant quarterback Lyle Moevao a sixth year of eligibility, even as they knew it was likely a long shot.
Today, the NCAA permanently quashed those hopes.
In a press release issued by the school, OSU announced that the university’s appeal to the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility for Moevao has been denied.
“We are all very disappointed in the outcome of Lyle’s appeal for the sixth year,” OSU head coach Mike Riley said in a statement. “We will of course miss him, both as a person and as a player on our team. He not only won a lot of games as our quarterback, including some of our biggest wins in history, but he also was the heart and soul personality in our program.”
According to the release, OSU officials were seeking an extension of the five-year NCAA eligibility case for Moevao, who played just one down last season in a Sept. 26, 2009 game vs. Arizona. Moevao underwent surgery in February of 2009 after injuring his right shoulder during the 2008 season. He worked himself back onto the two-deep depth chart during the course of last season before suffering a right foot injury in practice in late October that ended his year.
Moevao’s appeal was denied due to him not demonstrating the loss of two seasons beyond his control, as defined by current NCAA legislation. Moevao redshirted in 2006 after transferring to OSU from El Camino Community College in California.
Moevao was 11-4 as a starter for the Beavers, and his 3,410 yards passing is good for seventh on the school’s all-time list.
On the plus side for Moevao, he earned a degree in sociology in 2009.
GO AWAY LYLE, THE AMOUNT OF LOSSES TO OREGON YOU HAVE RACKED UP HAVE TO BE ENOUGH. GO AWAY, RETIRE, YOUR SHITTY AND JUST NEED TO “WALK AWAY”. JUST GO, GO BACK TO YOUR HOMETOWN AND SUCK AS MANY HORSE COCKS POSSBLE, BECAUSE THATS WHAT YOUR GAME REMINDS ME OF.