Getty ImagesTimmy Chang can officially become concerned about his all-time passing yardage falling.
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the NCAA will announce Friday afternoon that Houston’s Case Keenum has won his appeal and will be granted a sixth season of eligibility. The school refused to confirm the status of Keenum’s appeal.
The fifth-year senior quarterback suffered a torn ACL in the Cougars’ third game of the 2010 season, and from the outset it appeared highly unlikely the NCAA would grant an additional year to a player who was considered a preseason Heisman favorite.
Keenum came to UH from Abilene Wylie in 2006. Because Keenum took a redshirt season as a true freshman, he appeared to have an uphill battle in appealing for an additional season of eligibility. NCAA rules specify that to grant a sixth year, an athlete has to have lost two seasons for reasons out of the control of him/her and the school.
Under NCAA rules, a voluntary red-shirt season is not considered such a circumstance. UH made the case to the NCAA that a collarbone injury prevented Keenum from playing in 2006.
Currently, Keenum is fifth in Div. 1-A history with 13, 586 yards. Chang is first with 17,072 yards.
Timmy Chang! I’d totally forgotten about that guy. Case Keenum has to be the Heisman favorite for 2011.
Well, Timmy Chang doesn’t have much else to do at this point other than worry about his college records.