Old Dominion defensive lineman Derek Wilder announced on Twitter recently that he will return to the ODU football team this fall, and that comes a surprise on two levels.
First, his father is Bobby Wilder, who coached ODU for 11 seasons and resigned in December. It may be unprecedented for a coach's son to return and play under those circumstances.
Secondly, Wilder will be playing his sixth season after receiving a medical waiver from the NCAA. Generally, the NCAA is pretty strict on waivers, but after missing 9 of 12 games in 2016 and all 12 games in 2017, Wilder learned in December that he received a waiver.