I grew up around college athletics and know first hand the tight rope that players have to walk to stay eligible and just how closely coaches have to monitor them. So when I see a player is declared ineligible, I am never surprised. I’m only surprised that it doesn’t happen more.

My dad was a position coach for many years at IU, as I’ve mentioned on MSF before, and my mom constantly had her maternal instinct shot down because even things as seemingly innocent and harmless as giving a kid a ride to the airport, or helping him afford a plane ticket home for the holidays, or buying him a player of gloves for Christmas, was off-limits thanks to the NCAA and its notorious rulebook.

The fine folks over at ReeseNews.org, which is run by journalism students at the University of North Carolina, put together a fun little quiz game that gives you the chance to make a series of decisions and see if you make enough correct calls to stay eligible. I passed on my first try, in large part because I know from experience: when in doubt, don’t.

Take the quiz and see how you do. Record your score in the comments and let’s if MSF can field a full roster next season, or if some of you will have to sit out because you accepted an improper benefit.

Note: A few people have told me that the quiz isn’t loading properly from ReeseNews.org all the time. Try viewing it directly on their site if you’re having an issue with loading. But them come back and record how you did!

**********