Alabama Honors Scholarship To Prospect With Career-Ending Injury

by Staff Reporter

February 6, 20146 Comments

Highly recruited defensive tackle Elisha Shaw from Tucker, Ga., planned to play football for the University of Alabama but a neck injury during preseason high school drills in August cut Shaw playing career short.

Even though doctors confirmed that Shaw would never play again, Alabama still honored his scholarship. Per AL.com...

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Elisha Shaw was a highly recruited defensive tackle in Tucker, Ga., when he suffered a neck injury that ended his senior season before it began. Shaw recently learned that due to the injury, he's unlikely to ever play again.

On national signing day Wednesday, however, Shaw committed to Alabama as part of a Tucker High signing ceremony that included 15 other athletes. He did not sign a letter of intent, according to Tucker High coach Bryan Lamar, but will receive a medical hardship scholarship. The medical exemption allows Alabama to pay his tuition without counting him against the Crimson Tide's 85-scholarship limit.

Shaw Tweeted this picture from his HS Signing Day Ceremony yesterday:

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Elisha shaw @elisha_shaw
Igive all my thanks to god for making all things possible and for letting me be strong and for all his blessings #rt pic.twitter.com/GGzkWnZ1N8
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JumpingTheShark•130 months

Solid move Gumps! That's legit

SmackDaniels•130 months

Justin Taylor is not impressed.

cokebottleag•130 months

"For the record, athletes who sign but have injuries before they get to play do not count against the cap on athletic scholarships."

Only if the NCAA grants an exception.

loweralabamatrojan•130 months

Good for Bama. It's the right thing to do.

Hog on the Hill•130 months

Will be processed next year

cwil177•130 months

Class move by Bama. Texas A&M recently did the exact same thing with a kid who doctors found had a congenital spinal disorder affecting his cervical vertebrae. Non contact is fine but he could literally get paralyzed with any hit in football, or worse, so obviously that's a no go. For the record, athletes who sign but have injuries before they get to play do not count against the cap on athletic scholarships.

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