'08 GA CB/S Jamoris Slaughter (Signed LOI to ND)

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Keith Arnold just published an article on the NCAA's denial of Slaughter's 6th year:

Safety Jamoris Slaughter‘s career at Notre Dame has official come to an end. The NCAA denied Slaughter’s appeal to return to the Irish for a sixth season, the university announced in a statement.

The six-foot, 200-pound safety from Georgia, who has already earned his degree at Notre Dame in Industrial Design, will shift his focus to the upcoming NFL Scouting Combine, where he’s been invited to participate.

“I understood that a sixth year was far from a guarantee,” Slaughter said in a statement released by Notre Dame. “It is sad to know that my time at Notre Dame as a football player is complete, but it doesn’t lessen my love for this University and its football program. This decision simply begins the next chapter of my life and I’ll be forever grateful for my coaches, teammates and all the Irish fans that supported me throughout my career.”

Slaughter played in 39 games for the Irish, starting 19, including the three to start the 2012 season before he went down with a season-ending Achilles’ tendon injury against Michigan State. In 2008, Slaughter sat out his entire freshman season. While many assumed it was to preserve a year of eligibility, Slaughter reportedly tore his meniscus in a high school All-Star game before enrolling at Notre Dame, which hampered his early development.

Still, there wasn’t enough evidence for the NCAA to grant Slaughter an additional season.

“I appreciate the NCAA taking the time to thoroughly look into Jamoris’ application for a sixth year,” Irish head coach Brian Kelly said in the same statement. “Jamoris is a first-class young man and most importantly leaves Notre Dame with his degree. We wish him all the best as he now pursues his dream of playing in the NFL.”

The timing of the Slaughter announcement comes a few days later than the Irish probably would have liked. With Notre Dame hovering around the 85 man scholarship limit, finding out definitively before Signing Day would have been ideal. Never the less, it appears Notre Dame was preparing for the worst, and heading into spring the Irish will be at the 85-man limit with Tate Nichols‘ health still up in the air.

With Slaughter out of the picture, the safety depth chart is shaping up to be one of the more interesting spring positional races on the roster. Austin Collinsworth will return, ready to take a starting job that likely would have been his, not Matthias Farley‘s, if he weren’t lost for the season with shoulder surgery. Nicky Baratti returns after impressing in limited time as a freshman. Elijah Shumate does as well, though he has ability to cross-train at cornerback. John Turner, CJ Prosise and Chris Badger all take off their redshirts as well. All before Max Redfield joins the roster this summer.
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The NCAA are bunch of no good tyrants.


They say they care about oversigning, but don't let us know about the decision until after NSD. What a crock.

I feel bad for Jamoris too. But I really think that an NFL team is going to get a steal here. Good luck, Jamoris. You will always be a Notre Dame Man.
 
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Good luck in the NFL or the real world, you are prepared either way.
 
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...I just don't get this. He started 19 games, and played in 39.

I'm guessing that must be "enough" ??? sat out year 1 due to injury. Went out this year presumably such that this could have counted as a RS year. I guess I need to understand this better...

The thing that bugs me about the NCAA is that they almost ALWAYS get it wrong. They act when they shouldn't, and fail to act when they should.

Their decisions rarely appear to be moored by logic or integrity...they almost never make decisions where you walk away going...ya know, that makes sense based on their stated mission...it is unreal...

I realize the member institutions drive this conduct to some degree...so I presume it will take Uncle Sugar cracking skulls to ever get integrity back in the process....I know, how bad is it when Congress needs to involve its broken a$$ in your affairs...ugh!
 
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phgreek said:
The thing that bugs me about the NCAA is that they almost ALWAYS get it wrong. They act when they shouldn't, and fail to act when they should...ugh!
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This is evidenced on our own team. We could have used Amir last year despite him enrolling and playing for USC the year prior. But somehow they justified that? I was happy they did, but Amir's situation should have never been approved and Slaughters should have.

Damn shame...,
 
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woolybug25 said:
This is evidenced on our own team. We could have used Amir last year despite him enrolling and playing for USC the year prior. But somehow they justified that? I was happy they did, but Amir's situation should have never been approved and Slaughters should have.

Damn shame...,
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..agreed. I didn't think Carlisle had a prayer...

When he got his...I assumed USC did something which somehow justified it.

But in the context of Jamoris' outcome, I'm starting to think it boils down to being as arbitrary as who within the NCAA looked at it...
 
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phgreek said:
..agreed. I didn't think Carlisle had a prayer...

When he got his...I assumed USC did something which somehow justified it.

But in the context of Jamoris' outcome, I'm starting to think it boils down to being as arbitrary as who within the NCAA looked at it...
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I disagree. Clearly the NCAA is a top notch organization. Look at what a great job they did with the Miami investigation. No way would they get this wrong.
 
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So happy for him to get a much deserved chance.

But to the Browns though... ehh
 
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I can't stand the Browns either, but as a safety, I'd be happy to know I didn't have to tackle Trent Richardson.
 
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I really didn't see him getting drafted, but good for him. ND has had good luck with Safeties being drafted as of late.
 
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So happy for Jamoris. This is why I wanted him to come back, so he could get drafted and support his family, but hey! He did it anyways!
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>The team also signed 6th RD pick Jamoris Slaughter to a 4-year contract and undrafted FA's Michael Edwards (WR) and Kenronte Walker (DB).</p>— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) <a href="https://twitter.com/Browns/status/336909675033399297">May 21, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Hell yes. Now I have a reason to watch the Browns when I'm visiting my parents. I'm pretty pumped for Jamoris. He deserves it.
 
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