POWERED BY FAIRWAY FUTURE HAWKEYE ARLAND BRUCE THE FOURTH GOT THE NEWS. HE’S BEEN WAITING ON SINCE MOVING HERE FROM KANSAS OVER THE SUMMER. HE’S ELIGIBLE. THERE’S THE ANKENY HAWKEYE WIDEOUT / RUNNING BACK AT PRACTICE TODAY. HE’LL MAKE HIS SEASON DEBUT FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST JOSIF RIGHT BEFORE THE SEASON BEGAN. THE IHSAA RULED HIM INELIGIBLE. BRUCE TOLD ME THE IHSAA BELIEVE THE FAMILY WAS STILL KEEPING HER RESIDENCE AND HANDS IS SOMETHING THE FAMILY THAT I HAD FOR MULTIPLE APPEALS AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE OVERTURNED THE IHSAA THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SIGNED OFF AND BRUCE GOT THE NEWS THURSDAY. SO AFTER FIVE WEEKS OF THE SEAS HE CAN FINALLY PLAY. YEAH. I’VE JUST BEEN PRETTY MAD, BUT I’VE JUST BEEN PRAYING EVERYONE AROUND ME HAS BEEN PRAYING AND I’M JUST REALLY HAPPY. I THINK THIS IS WEEK SIX NOW I’VE BEEN WINSTON’S BEFORE WEEK ONE SO IT’
Transfer rulings: Bruce ruled eligible, Rubley loses appeal
The Ankeny Hawk WR is set to make his debut, while the lawyer for the Rubley family blasts the IHSAA.
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Updated: 7:04 PM CDT Oct 1, 2020
Ankney's star transfer will finally get to show what he can do, while Valley's four-star QB has to keep on sitting.Thursday, Ankeny WR Arland Bruce IV heard he had won his appeal and will be able to play Friday against Johnston. Bruce and his mother moved to Ankeny over the summer from Olathe, Kansas. Prior to the first game, the IHSAA ruled him ineligible. Bruce, who will play for Iowa next year, told vlog the IHSAA believed the family was still keeping a residence in Kansas, something the family denies. After multiple appeals, a state administrative law judge overturned the IHSAA's ruling. The Iowa Department of Education signed off and Bruce got the news Thursday. After missing five weeks of the season, he can finally play."I cried when I found out," Bruce said. The playmaker scored 43 TDs last year for Olathe North and will be a big boost for Ankeny's already impressive offense.Valley QB Jake Rubley, was not so lucky, losing his appeal Thursday.Rubley and his family moved to West Des Moines from Colorado. The school deemed him eligible to play, and Rubley participated in Valley's first three games. On Sept. 23, the IHSAA ruled him ineligible. The school and family appealed, but Thursday the IHSAA Board of Control struck down the appeal, leaving him ineligible for the second-straight week. Rubley's family plans to appeal again, calling it a "shameful display of oversight by the governing body." The full statement is below.
Ankney's star transfer will finally get to show what he can do, while Valley's four-star QB has to keep on sitting.
Thursday, Ankeny WR Arland Bruce IV heard he had won his appeal and will be able to play Friday against Johnston. Bruce and his mother moved to Ankeny over the summer from Olathe, Kansas. Prior to the first game, the IHSAA ruled him ineligible. Bruce, who will play for Iowa next year, told vlog the IHSAA believed the family was still keeping a residence in Kansas, something the family denies. After multiple appeals, a state administrative law judge overturned the IHSAA's ruling. The Iowa Department of Education signed off and Bruce got the news Thursday. After missing five weeks of the season, he can finally play.
"I cried when I found out," Bruce said. The playmaker scored 43 TDs last year for Olathe North and will be a big boost for Ankeny's already impressive offense.
Valley QB Jake Rubley, was not so lucky, losing his appeal Thursday.
Rubley and his family moved to West Des Moines from Colorado. The school deemed him eligible to play, and Rubley participated in Valley's first three games.
On Sept. 23, the IHSAA ruled him ineligible. The school and family appealed, but Thursday the IHSAA Board of Control struck down the appeal, leaving him ineligible for the second-straight week. Rubley's family plans to appeal again, calling it a "shameful display of oversight by the governing body." The full statement is below.
