Here is the NCAA’s answer on TCU QB Matthew Baldwin’s immediate eligibility request

The NCAA has denied TCU quarterback Matthew Baldwin’s waiver for immediate eligibility, according to sources.

TCU is expected to file an appeal on behalf of the Ohio State transfer this week.

NCAA transfer rules require student-athletes to sit out a season, if they haven’t graduated, unless they can prove “extenuating circumstances” as a reason to obtain waiver.

The NCAA Division I council approved a package of updated guidelines in late June that made it more difficult for players to obtain immediate eligibility waivers. Baldwin’s waiver fell under the updated guidelines, while others such as former Ohio State quarterback Tate Martell received a waiver under less strict guidelines earlier this summer.

But TCU and Baldwin will now focus on obtaining a waiver with an appeal of the decision. For the NCAA to hear an appeal, new information must be presented as to why Baldwin should be granted an immediate eligibility waiver.

For now, Baldwin won’t be eligible to play until the 2020 season. He faced an uphill battle to see significant playing time this season with TCU’s crowded quarterbacks room.

Baldwin underwent surgery earlier this offseason, coach Gary Patterson said at Big 12 Media Days, and won’t be ready for the start of fall camp when practices get underway on Friday.

Baldwin tore his ACL during the playoffs his senior season at Austin Lake Travis in 2017, and the 4-star recruit never saw action last season as a true freshman at Ohio State.

Baldwin was 20 of 36 for 246 yards passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions in Ohio State’s spring game before opting to transfer to TCU.

TCU’s quarterback competition is expected to feature K-State graduate transfer Alex Delton, junior Mike Collins, redshirt freshman Justin Rogers and true freshman Max Duggan.

TCU opens the season against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Aug. 31.

This story was originally published August 1, 2019 at 2:45 PM.