Stetson Bennett - 6 Years in College, No Degree

[davefrat]

What we used to call 'A PROFESSIONAL STUDENT'

I was a professional student until my wife told me I needed to get a real job so we could have a family.

 

[denver]

Someone in the Athletic Academic assistance office needs some serious kudos for managing to keep him eligible to play over that time span given the minimum requirements needed....need their name to do my taxes....

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

Someone in the Athletic Academic assistance office needs some serious kudos for managing to keep him eligible to play over that time span given the minimum requirements needed....need their name to do my taxes....

Gantt...?

 

[timmyj3]

He is kind of failing at life outside of UGA football. It seems like a stretch that he will have the maturity to work in the NFL.

 

[cjhadley]

Compare and contrast to Jalen Hurts, Tua, Mac Jones, Bryce Young

Did Tua graduate? I know the others did, but I wasn't sure about him.

 

[RTR2u]

Did Tua graduate? I know the others did, but I wasn't sure about him.

Yes.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Did Tua graduate? I know the others did, but I wasn't sure about him.

Yep, graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication studies in August 2020 (after the NFL draft).

 

[92tide]

I don't even know how you can qualify as a full-time student for SIX YEARS and not graduate.

That's a whole new level of incompetence...

can't remember his last name, but walter was still at bama in '91; he was 39-40 ish around then. he would come out and pick up with us at ultimate practice on the quad. he had several degrees in hand though, iirc.

 

[Crimson1967]

can't remember his last name, but walter was still at bama in '91; he was 39-40 ish around then. he would come out and pick up with us at ultimate practice on the quad. he had several degrees in hand though, iirc.

Lewis?

 

[PA Tide Fan]

I thought he had a degree in chemistry since he was always conducting experiments with C2 H6 O.

 

[Bamaatthebeach]

No idea about him, and I cannot stand this punk, but UGA fans en masse where this is posted nationally are saying Bennett DID earn a BA in Economics in 2022. I have a simple question: Is this true? Because we know that online entertainment sites (I won't call these "news") say anything for clicks, and it works. Recall Brandon Miller. I despise that little **** ant Bennett. But if he did complete a degree, and people are just lying that he didn't I have a huge problem with that.

 

[RammerJammer14]

Wow. He must really be banking on a successful NFL career….

That cocky ego he’s got is going to bite him a lot sooner than he thinks, imo.

 

[Tenntiderman]

I have nothing against that young man. He accomplished his dream. He now has 2 NC rings. I wish we had won the last game against him, but we didnt. Do I think he will still be playing ball in 2 years? Probably not, but he won't need to. B'S degree or not. Can't stand the dawgs, but they take care of their ex-players.

 

[dtgreg]

can't remember his last name, but walter was still at bama in '91; he was 39-40 ish around then. he would come out and pick up with us at ultimate practice on the quad. he had several degrees in hand though, iirc.

Alves

 

[Tidewater]

Transferring will cause courses to net get counted.
For "normal" studnets, the school has an incentive to not count courses from your old school (so you have to take more at the new school.
If the AD is telling the administration, "We need him to be academically eligible, so please discount everything you can from his last school so he can maintain eligibility by taking English 101 and History 101 again," then a BA can take six years, more if the student changes majors.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Transferring will cause courses to net get counted.
For "normal" studnets, the school has an incentive to not count courses from your old school (so you have to take more at the new school.
If the AD is telling the administration, "We need him to be academically eligible, so please discount everything you can from his last school so he can maintain eligibility by taking English 101 and History 101 again," then a BA can take six years, more if the student changes majors.

yeah that happened to me when I transferred from Jeff State to Southern Poly. I had to retake a bunch of classes. I still had mystery credits, but they were not assigned to actual classes.

 

[Isaiah 63:1]

…UGA fans en masse where this is posted nationally are saying Bennett DID earn a BA in Economics in 2022. I have a simple question: Is this true? …

If it were, either the professional student/athlete or the University would have silenced the laughter by now by providing simple proof, or a statement. That they haven’t is the strongest evidence that the assertion is true…

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Yeah, I have a cousin who tried his hand at the "professional student" (minus the professional part) until the students started making fun of him and calling him grandpa, "pops", "Rip Van Winkle", etc. There was a small window of time between 23-25 that it served him quite well with the college girls, but once he turned 26/27 that ended. He'd reached that age that the next set of college girls coming through just thought he was creepy, so he left.

 

[cjhadley]

Yep, graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication studies in August 2020 (after the NFL draft).

That's great. I knew that the others did, but I wasn't sure about him.

 

[cjhadley]

Transferring will cause courses to net get counted.
For "normal" studnets, the school has an incentive to not count courses from your old school (so you have to take more at the new school.
If the AD is telling the administration, "We need him to be academically eligible, so please discount everything you can from his last school so he can maintain eligibility by taking English 101 and History 101 again," then a BA can take six years, more if the student changes majors.

The will transfer up to 63 hours I believe, which is basically all lower level courses. When I transferred I just had to take my courses that are basically level 300 and 400.