Michigan Wolverines cornerback Jeremy Clark was petitioning the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility after tearing his ACL in Michigan's fourth game of the season, but Clark's petition was denied, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Clark told the Free Press today that his application for a sixth year was denied.
Clark's problem was he redshirted as a true freshman without an apparent injury. Most players granted a sixth year on a "hardship waiver" receive it after multiple seasons nullified by injury.
The threshold for a hardship is "the injury or illness occurs when the student-athlete has not participated in more than three contests or dates of competition (whichever is applicable to that sport) or 30% (whichever number is greater) of the institution’s scheduled or completed contests."
Michigan played 13 games this season and by participating in four, Clark was above that number for 2016 at least.
Clark will being training for the NFL after recovering from his surgery, hoping to hear his name called in the draft or to catch on with a team as an undrafted in free agent.
He has size to intrigue teams as a cornerback at 6-foot-4 and 205 lbs, but only started when Jourdan Lewis was out with an injury to start the season. He finishes his career with 15 career starts.
Clark had just 10 tackles and two pass breakups this season before suffering the injury.
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