James Rodgers Granted Hardship Year for Oregon State

Filed under: Oregon State, Pac 10

James Rodgers will be eligible to play for a fifth season after he was granted a medical hardship from the Pac-10, per NCAA rules.

The Oregon State wide receiver, who has played alongside his brother Jacquizz as the Beavers' top offensive tandem, was lost for the season with a knee injury on Oct. 9.

Rodgers holds Oregon State's single-season record for receptions with 91 in the 2009 season. He is also the school's career leader in all-purpose yardage at 5,784 yards.

He was a preseason All-American in the fall before his injury.

Rodgers qualified for a medical hardship under NCAA rules that a student-athlete is eligible if he has participated in a maximum 30 percent of the scheduled games (the NCAA rounds up the total to four games). Rodgers played in four games last year, missing one other with a concussion.

 

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