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MSU signee Goodridge cleared: It took more time than anyone anticipated, but Vernon Goodridge was finally cleared by the NCAA Clearinghouse on Wednesday afternoon, according to Mississippi State coordinator of compliance Bracky Brett.

The fifth member of the MSU basketball team's signing class enrolled in school Wednesday after spending the last week in Starkville waiting. He is eligible for the 2005-06 season.

The 6-foot-9, 215-pounder from Philadelphia (Pa.) Lutheran Academy is considered one of the top centers in the country. He averaged 11.5 points and 10.5 rebounds. Goodridge joins Reginald and Richard Delk, Jamont Gordon and Bernard Rimmer as this year's freshmen. That leaves Murrah's Jeremy Wise as the only signee still awaiting clearance.

still haven't heard back on one of our football players either..... they told him they weren't sure about one of his classes and they'd get back to him, but still no word, the class he took was not on the list of classes unacceptable, that's the reason he took it, now.... as they look over his transcript they decide that they don't want that one to count either, the NCAA is a huge mess that needs to be fixed

But if you are Bobby Bowden or Steve Spurrier you get ncaa stuff taken care of very quickly.

the NCAA is about $$$$$ so long as they're getting that, they don't care what everyone thinks, why do you think they reversed the mascot issue with florida state so quick ?? had nothing to do with bobby bowden, well, in a sense it did, but it had more to do with $$ than anything, FSU is one of the top 20 schools if i'm nto mistaken for $$ to the NCAA, and it wasn't just them who were pissed off....

so you're saying that the Alcorn State Braves don't have the same shot with the NCAA as Florida State??

mottlet