SENATE FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. SHE DIED AT THE AGE OF 19 LAST WEEK. UNC WIDE RECEIVER TEZ WALKER HAS BEEN RULED IMMEDIATELY ELIGIBLE TO PLAY BY THE NCAA. THIS IS A SUDDEN REVERSAL REVERSE, OF COURSE, AFTER WALKER'S APPEALS. >> HAVE BEEN DENIED FOR MONTHS. NOW. PAT WELTER JOINS US LIVE FROM UNC IN CHAPEL HILL WITH HOW THIS ALL HAPPENED. WHAT IT MEANS FOR 10'S IN THE TEAM GOING FORWARD. WELL, DAN, LET'S START WITH THE FACTS. NOW TELLS WALKER WAS A 2 TIME UNDER GRADUATE TRANSFER, WHICH MEANS HE WAS ALWAYS GOING TO NEED. >> THE WAIVER TO BE DEEMED ELIGIBLE TO PLAY. BUT DAYS AFTER HE TRANSFERRED TO UNC, THE NCAA TIGHTENED ITS RESTRICTIONS ON 2 TIME TRANSFER SAYING THAT THEY NEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE A PERSONAL NEED FOR MEDICAL OR SAFETY REASONS TO BE DEEMED ELIGIBLE TO PLAY. SO THIS IS A CASE BY CASE SITUATION AND UNC HAS POTS FOUGHT PASSIONATELY FOR WALKERS RIGHT TO PLAY IN THIS CASE HAS GOTTEN NATIONAL ATTENTION ON NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR ROY COOPER EVEN WROTE A LETTER TO THE NCAA ON HIS BEHALF. HE STARTED AT NC CENTRAL. NEVER PLAYED THERE BECAUSE THEY CANCELED THE SEASON DUE TO COVID-19. HE PLAYED 2 YEARS AT PENN STATE, OHIO, THEN TRANSFERRED TO USC AFTER HIS COACH LEFT FOR ANOTHER JOB WALKER'S ARGUMENT WAS HE NEVER PLAYED IN SEE CENTRAL. HE HAD A PERSONAL MEDICAL NEED TO BE CLOSER TO HOME. HE'S A CHARLOTTE NATIVE, HELPS TAKE CARE OF HIS AILING GRANDMOTHER. >> THAT WAS APPEAL TONIGHT. MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CASE WAS ESSENTIALLY CLOSE IN SEPTEMBER, 7TH MACK BROWN SAID MULTIPLE TIMES HOW DIFFICULT THIS HAS BEEN ON WALKER'S MENTAL HEALTH. THEN TODAY, HERE'S THE MOMENT HE FINALLY LEARNED HE COULD PLAY. >> NOW >> THIS CASE IS BASICALLY BEEN A WAR OF WORDS ON BOTH SIDES. THE NCAA EVEN SAID AT ONE POINT THEY RECEIVED VIOLENT THREATS FOR NOT GRANTING WALKER'S APPEAL. SO WHY THE SUDDEN CHANGE? IN COURSE, SMALL COURT, UNQUOTE, NEW INFORMATION. HERE'S THE STATEMENT FROM NCAA PRESIDENT CHARLIE BAKER RELEASED THIS AFTERNOON, WHICH HE SAYS, QUOTE, USC'S BEHAVIOR IN DECISION TO WAGE A PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN IS INAPPROPRIATE AND OUTSIDE THE BOUNDS OF THE PROCESS. UNC ZONE STAFF SUPPORT IT. HAVE THE UNC STAFF NOT BEHAVED IN THIS FASHION AND SUBMITTED THIS INFORMATION WEEKS AGO. THIS ENTIRE UNFORTUNATE EPISODE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. NOW, UNC ATHLETIC DIRECTOR BUBBA CUNNINGHAM REFUTED THOSE ALLEGATIONS IN HIS OWN STATEMENT RELEASED ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. HE SAYS THE UNIVERSITY SUBMITTED ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION AS IT WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO US AT THE TIME. AND WE STILL BELIEVE IT HAS MET ALL STANDARDS FOR THE WAIVER IN EARLY AUGUST. SO THE BACK AND FORTH HERE CONTINUES. BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WALKER IS ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IMMEDIATELY VERSUS SYRACUSE. THE CHANGES REALLY EVERYTHING FOR THIS TEAM, THEIR CHANCES TO WIN THE CONFERENCE, THE CHANCES TO MAKE THE NCAA PLAYOFF WALKER'S CHANCES TO MAKE NIL MONEY. EVEN HIS DRAFT STOCK PLAYING WITH THE QUARTERBACK LIKE DRAKE, MAYE AND MAYBE MOST IMPORTANTLY, HIS GRANDMOTHER CAN FINALLY SEE HIM PLAY GUYS. IT'S EXCITING AND I'M SURE HE'S A MAN. I BET YOU HE'S GOT THOSE BUTTERFLIES FOR SATURDAY.