Markus Kennedy not academically eligible

[stangsup4]

Billy Embody ‏@BillyEmbody 3m3 minutes ago
BREAKING: #SMU F Markus Kennedy still has work to do to meet eligibility standards for competition this season.

Billy Embody ‏@BillyEmbody 2m2 minutes ago
“As of today, Markus (Kennedy) still has some work to do to meet eligibility standards for competition this season." -Larry Brown

Billy Embody ‏@BillyEmbody 1m1 minute ago
“#SMU provides great resources for its student-athletes. Markus is utilizing these resources and we expect him to continue to..” -LB

Billy Embody ‏@BillyEmbody 29s29 seconds ago
LB cont: "make the progress needed to regain his eligibility and get back on track to earn his degree. Right now, nothing is final, as…"

Billy Embody ‏@BillyEmbody 10s11 seconds ago
LB cont: "eligibility status can change at any point. Either way, we have a very talented & deep group & are looking forward to the season."

[hoopmanx]

not exactly news, other than its somewhat official. Markus has been a beast to keep eligible since day 1. Wasn't eligible all summer either

[SMU1523]

What are the chances he becomes eligible???

[CA Mustang]

not exactly news, other than its somewhat official. Markus has been a beast to keep eligible since day 1. Wasn't eligible all summer either

Is the issue the capability to do schoolwork or the desire?

[Pony_Law]

Probably both. If you were willing to but in 4+ hours a day trying to get your work done with the help available, there is no reason to think he couldn't do it. In all his interviews I have never thought he had a cognitive deficiency.

[SMU 86]

Probably both. If you were willing to but in 4+ hours a day trying to get your work done with the help available, there is no reason to think he couldn't do it. In all his interviews I have never thought he had a cognitive deficiency.

If Hoopmanx is correct and he came here with a 8th grade reading level then he could be trying very hard but not able to pass the tests etc. Easy for some to say that there is no reason to think he could not do the work when they had a higher reading comprehension level coming out of high school. Apparently well enough to go through law school.

[Big12Mustang]

Why would he be a history major? It is NOT an easy degree at SMU and it requires tons of reading and writing papers which are challenging even for students who did not play any sports. Change majors to sports management, please!