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The school and happens to be a former ncaa executive committee member. i picked up the phone. called a few folks. i said you really want to take a second hard look at this issue. reporter: they allowed him to play. it turns out that men and women in the military are normally excused from the rule. over time that exemption was forgotten. at the season opener in western carolina, rhoads put his first tackle in the record books. in the end, the blue raiders won. i made the sacrifice. do what i need to do. that s what i wanted to do. i was in the marine corps. i was determined to finish out my dream. kept my faith. kept praying. kept believing. here i am. steve osunsami, abc news, murfreesboro, tennessee go ahead. going to say good thing about the story. he didn t give up. kept fighting. it came his way. yeah, he had somebody at the school to look out for him. i feel like all around the ncaa need to look at their rule ....
Eligibility bylaw from the ncaa, college players who fail to enroll within one year of graduation have to give up one year of eligibility for each year they participated in any organized competition. technically the rule applied to rhoads, number 84, seen here playing for this recreational league. when he and his young family were based at marine corps air station miramar in san diego. reporter: were you a professional athlete? no. reporter: you didn t have a big contract? no. no contract. no contract. uncle sam contract. reporter: the ncaa wouldn t budge. saying he would have to sit out at least a year. they got to let him play. no brainer. common sense. reporter: it took a hot minute for his story to go viral. even senator john mccain was saying the ncaa should allow steven rhoads to play. nothing would have changed if it weren t for one of the marine s biggest fans. sydney mcafee is president of ....