Hope it's a rock solid reason. History reminds me a little of Kareem Canty ....
Texas A&M freshman guard Shawn Smith has been ruled a partial qualifier and thus will be ineligible to play this season, coach Billy Kennedy said Saturday.
Smith, a 6-4 native of Jacksonville, Fla., will be allowed to remain on scholarship and practice with the Aggies but won’t be allowed to play until the fall of ’13 as a redshirt freshman. He will have four years of eligibility remaining.
He has had a wild ride to Texas A&M. He first committed to Central Florida in January of 2011 but then later switched to Missouri in August of 2011. He changed his mind again in March of this year, when he signed with Texas A&M.
http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-11-03/texas-am-freshman-shawn-smith-ruled-ineligible
Sounds like he followed the cash. Those TAMU bag men are convincing.