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Eastern Michigan Football Player Blasts NCAA Noting Rule Leaves Him Out Of Bowl Game

DETROIT -  A rule by the NCAA sparked quick reaction from Eastern Michigan football player Dan Samuelson.

"Can the NCAA get anything right? Probably not. Common sense? Zero," said current University of Michigan tight end Jake Butt on Twitter in support of his former teammate - Samuelson who wrote a lengthy post on Facebook about a NCAA rule that takes him out of bowl play with his team.

"Missing out on the trip to the Bahamas is one thing, I can get over that. What aggravates me so much is that a student athlete like myself is penalized in so many aspects for making a decision that ultimately is better for them in every aspect. A coach can leave at any moment, and join another team with no penalties whatsoever. What does that say about how we are truly viewed? Not well, I'd say."

Samuelson was a former U-M lineman before transferring to EMU.

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