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UCF Kicker Donald De La Haye Ruled Ineligible by NCAA over YouTube Channel

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The NCAA has determined that UCF kicker Donald De La Haye is no longer eligible to play football after he continued to monetize his YouTube videos, per Joe Kepner of WFTV Sports:

Joe Kepner

Statement from @UCF_Football on K Donald De La Haye. @NCAA not allowing monetized YouTube vids that depict his status as student-athlete https://t.co/ghShJximOI

Iliana Limon RomeroandMatt Murschel provided more context on De La Haye's YouTube channel:

"Most of De La Haye’s 59 videos document his daily life as a UCF athlete. The kicker’s channel has jumped from 63,275 subscribers in June to 89,954 shortly after UCF announced he was ineligible Monday.