It's definitely an odd case but when looking at his history he's basically only played 2.5 seasons due to a terrible string of bad injury and illness luck. He hasn't been transferring all over the place and, as
@TooTall said he has earned both an undergrad and masters degree at Oregon. For those that don't have subscriptions to The Athletic here's a summary of the injuries and illnesses he's gone through:
- Had an ACL tear in his senior year in high school
- Redshirted his first year
- Got rhabdomyolysis in Jan 2017
- Played the full season in his r-Fr year which was the 2017 season
- broke left ankle in the 2018 season opener and then he also missed the 2019 and 2020 seasons due to complications following surgery for that injury
- He then tore the Achilles on the other leg two games into the 2021 season before returning and starting six games for Oregon in 2022
- Transferred to Miami and played in 11 games this past season
If there's a guy who deserves another year to use up his eligibility I think he's it. To persevere through all those injuries and still want to come back and play and all that time actually attending classes and earning college degrees is amazing.