BOWLING GREEN — In the weeks and months leading up to his first season as a head coach, Scot Loeffler undertook what often felt like a part-time job.
In addition to the Bowling Green coach’s expected duties — overhauling nearly everything about the program, installing a new offense, and recruiting — Loeffler dedicated tremendous amounts of time to securing eligibility for just one of his players.
Transfer Matt McDonald followed Loeffler from Boston College to Bowling Green, but unlike the coach, the quarterback’s bid to participate during the first season at BG was fraught with paperwork and NCAA red tape.