Bionic Mauk

Ben Mauk is taking it the man.

Mauk filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the NCAA, less than a week after the association rejected his final appeal for another year of eligibility at Cincinnati.

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10931879

While playing against Syracuse for Wake Forest in 2006 Mauk went to recover a fumble and completely got his arm and shoulder fucked up.

He suffered a fractured humerus, a dislocated shoulder, and a torn labrum. Shortly after the injury, he underwent reconstructive surgery in which surgeons put a titanium plate with eight screws in his upper arm and installed three anchors in the shoulder.

After being replaced by Riley Skinner he transfered to Cincinatti where he had a very successful 2007.  Mauk has been denied eligibility for 2008.

I am not sure where I stand on this issue.  On the one hand I feel bad that the kid worked his ass off to get back on the field.  On the other hand those are the breaks (no pun intended).  If he were granted the 6th year where would the NCAA draw the line? Can the NCAA be extremely subjective and say well he only played 50 snaps, 100 snaps, 2 games, 10 minutes so that doesn’t qualify as a year played.  Either way if past success is any indicator of the future Mauk will be able to bounce back.