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Khari Harding's father wants to see his son play football again.
The NCAA may not allow it.
The former Auburn linebacker transferred to Tulsa in January to be close to his ailing father, who is battling cancer for the second time in his life. Now it's not a certainty he will see his son play football again.
The NCAA ratified an amendment this week that eliminates hardship waivers for players seeking immediate eligibility after transferring to a new school. The news comes two months after Harding chose Tulsa.
"It's devastating," Corie Harding told AL.com Wednesday night.
Now, it seems, immediate eligibility is off the table. Khari appeared to be on track for a waiver to play immediately for the Golden Hurricane after spending two seasons at Auburn.
"If we knew this, Khari would have never left," Corie said.
The NCAA often grants waivers to players who seek a transfer to be closer to ailing family members. Khari Harding's situation is the first high-profile case that will challenge the new amendment, which now will only grant players a sixth year of eligibility. The additional year obviously does not immediately help the Harding family, who admits time is precious in 2015.
The Daily Oklahoman first reported the news on how the NCAA's ruling would affect the Harding family. The NCAA approved 127 of 236 hardship waiver applications between July 2012 and June 2013, according to Yahoo! Sports.
The rule change was initially approved in April 2014 by the Division I Board of Directors. "The effective date was delayed until the 2015-16 academic year to provide time for education of member schools and students," according to an NCAA spokesperson.
Corie is undergoing chemotherapy treatments to treat the cancer, and more tests will be scheduled soon to determine the severity of his second fight against the disease. If there are more cancerous spots than before, "that's it," Corie said.
The Harding family has battled through uncertainty already. Khari was forced to skip several games during his senior season at Edmond (Okla.) Santa Fe High as his father battled cancer in 2012. Corie's cancer went into remission before Khari arrived at Auburn in 2013, but but it resurfaced in late November 2014.
"Right now he misses Auburn so bad and his friends and the coaching staff and the atmosphere down there," Corie said. "It's hard to jump from another page to another one and this right here is going to hurt him pretty bad."
Khari and his father became close in 2007, when Corie discovered Khari was struggling to survive in harsh living conditions while living with his mother in Dallas. Corie rescued Khari and moved him to Edmond, Oklahoma.
Khari Harding played in five games during his two-year career at Auburn. He made three tackles in 2014 and played seven snaps in three games (San Jose State, Louisiana Tech and Samford). Khari is on vacation during spring break and is not yet aware of the NCAA's new amendment, which could keep him on the bench as his father battles cancer again.
"I know for a fact the first thing that will come out of his mouth is he should have stayed at Auburn," Corie said. "I know that for sure."
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