I would hazard a guess they he can be eligible after one trimester otherwise we were sold a bill of goods that he could be eligible to play in Dec 21 game.
I guess we'll really just be waiting for his exams in mid November and if he gets his stuff done, NCAA clearance. He certainly must have been able to complete it in one trimester if the guy quoted at Phelps said he could and that it was up to him.
If there's a lesson to be learned for all of us here, it's that we shouldn't be either optimistic or pessimistic about any recruit who INITIALLY fails to qualify. I wouldn't bank on any of the (3) players who didn't qualify from this point forward and I would DEFINITELY exhaust all other options in the meantime of trying to fill those 3 ships in next years St. John's recruiting class/2012.
What amazes me though about this is here we have this super-staff with a Special Adviser etc. hired by St. John's and none of them made sure that these 3 players took the necessary courses to qualify and had no recourse/back-up plan just in case they didn't that was almost as suitable. Now before you get angry that I said that please ask yourselves this question; am I right or wrong or is that true or not true or is that not a current fact? We're going into this upcoming season 3 scholarship players short, that's 25% of our roster short (NOT GOOD) plus no true-Center. It's going to potentially be a long and brutal season my fellow Redmen I'm sorry to have to say.