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Minium: Derek Wilder Will Return This Fall to Play Football For ODU

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.