All North Carolina Tar Heels wide receiver Devontez Walker wants to do is play football. It was just a few weeks ago when the NCAA ruled the wide receiver ineligible due to new transfer rules and North Carolina has filed an appeal citing that Walker should be granted immediate eligibility.
But the wait continues on for Walker who is getting frustrated with the NCAA’s appeal time.
ESPN’s Andrea Adelson caught up with Walker to discuss the appeal process and how he’s handling the long wait. Walker put it as simply as he could:
“It’s frustrating,” Walker told ESPN in his first public comments since his waiver was denied. “It’s B.S. I don’t know how I will feel throughout the season if I’m not able to play.”
While North Carolina feels confident that the committee of representatives from Division I schools will approve the appeal as they present it to the NCAA, the clock is ticking on Walker’s playing status for Week 1 against South Carolina in Charlotte.
The longer this goes on, the less likely he will be able to play in that game but a report from 247Sports last week suggested that a decision could come this week.
Let’s hope Walker and the Tar Heels get good news and that he can be on the field in his hometown of Charlotte.
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