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You can only compete for cheer up to 5 years. I don't believe there is a limit for sideline though.Someone else already answered, but red shirting (you're on the team, but injured for instance and can't play....or they bench you a year so that someone else graduates or leaves the program in the mean time and you have a prominent role when they leave). One of the players on USC (South Carolina) basketball team technically had a 6th year of eligibility since she was injured 2 years (she opted to graduate and move on because of her knees...she was working on a graduate degree)
Whitney Love and her 5th year is different because Cheer isn't a NCAA sport, I believe. You can be a grad student and cheer 5 or 6 years if you can handle it
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Some people will extend their undergrad degree by taking classes that they don't necessarily need so they can continue to play their sport for all years of eligibility. And yes, the 5th year can be done in grad school. (or 6th+ depending on number of years red-shirted)