Boyd’s Back!: Injured LIU star will get extra year of eligibility after favorable NCAA ruling
Three weeks after having their “One Shining Moment” spoiled by James Madison in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, the LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds got a strong head start on extending their record run of three straight Northeast Conference championships on Tuesday afternoon.
The Downtown Brooklyn school’s athletic department officially announced that 2011-2012 NEC Player of the Year Julian Boyd, who went down last December with a torn ACL, has received an extra year of eligibility from the NCAA, giving him an opportunity to spearhead the Blackbirds’ bid for an unprecedented “Four-peat” in 2014.
“NCAA GRANTED MY 6TH YEAR!! SO Y’ALL BETTER B TUNED IN TA THE LIU BLACKBIRDS NEXT YEAR CUZ “IT’S ABOUT TA GO DOWN” Boyd tweeted Tuesday.