ineligible
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That means he received a two-game suspension for using two ineligible players in a game last month, since it is believed he also didn’t coach a game against Elk Grove Franklin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
James came to Inglewood, which is 4-1 this season, after being fired at Hawkins in 2016 following the discovery of ineligible players, resulting in Hawkins forfeiting all its games and going 0-13.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
However, he would become ineligible for England once he begins playing overseas and would lose the central contract, worth about £150,000 a year, that currently tops up his club wages.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The particular issue in question on Thursday is the legality of an SEC rule—a direct response to Kiffin’s ploy—that deems players who have gone through the pro draft process ineligible to compete.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
He would have let the house, but could find no tenant, in consequence of its ineligible and insalubrious site.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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