TCU’s Matthew Baldwin granted immediate eligibility

TCU quarterback Matthew Baldwin’s immediate eligibility reconsideration request has been granted by the NCAA, coach Gary Patterson said on Saturday.

The NCAA denied the initial immediate eligibility waiver filed by TCU on behalf of Baldwin earlier this month, but the school fought that decision through a reconsideration request filed more two weeks ago.

TCU received word of Baldwin being eligible late Friday.

Baldwin is not full-go, though, after undergoing a cleanup surgery on his knee this summer. Baldwin tore his ACL during the playoffs his senior season at Austin Lake Travis in 2017.

TCU entered the season with Kansas State graduate transfer Alex Delton and true freshman Max Duggan as the top quarterbacks.

But when Baldwin is healthy, he’ll be available.

Baldwin, a former 4-star recruit, never saw game action as a true freshman last season at Ohio State. He was 20 of 36 for 246 yards passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions in OSU’s spring game before deciding to transfer to TCU.

This story was originally published August 31, 2019 at 5:10 AM.