Colorado's Tyler Brown working towards immediate eligibility after Tez Walker's ruling
The NCAA has reversed course on North Carolina receiver Tez Walker's denial of immediate eligibility, per an announcement on Thursday. In a ruling they said there was new evidence presented in the case that "qualifies" Walker to receive a transfer waiver and play this week against Syracuse.
With news of the decision, Colorado offensive lineman Tyler Brown told BuffsBeat he's working with the university and the NCAA on getting his ruling reversed as well. Many people believe Brown was wronged and deserves a waiver to play this season. This became a hot topic with FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt, who shamed the NCAA for not allowing Brown to play.
Colorado has been without the Jackson State transfer since the start of the season, leaving a huge void in the heart of the offensive line. Brown played last season under Coach Prime, earning First-team All-SWAC honors. The Buffs strongest offensive lineman originally started his career at Louisiana in 2019. He witnessed the death of his position coach, which was huge blow to Brown emotionally. He also dealt with a bout of mononucleosis while transitioning to CU.
The NCAA voted in March to restrict the number of waivers granted to second-time transfers, trying to curb players ending up back in the portal. Under the new guidelines, a second-time transfer can only "receive immediate eligibility if they have a physical injury or mental health condition that pushed them to transfer from a school."
Brown remains shut down for this year, but the ruling with Walker helps his case tremendously. It gives the oversight committee the authority to open a case back up. Anyone can see the NCAA was wrong by denying Brown and needs to correct the situation.
