Longhorn WR Jordan Shipley Granted 6th Year of Eligibility

[Keith]

I suppose this means Shipley is staying in college and off NFL draft boards one more year. Not that the Texans need to be spending a lot of time scouting WRs, mind you, the lone position where they ought to feel pretty good this offseason.

Texas wide receiver Jordan Shipley will return for his senior season in 2009 after the NCAA granted the school's hardship request for a sixth season of eligibility Monday.

Shipley missed the entire 2004 and 2005 seasons because of knee and hamstring injuries. But he regained his health, and he produced a career-best 79 receptions for 982 yards and 11 touchdowns this season to earn third-team All-America honors from The Associated Press. ...

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