Exactly.
Hawkins was run off? I guess he did get benched after his dirty technical foul against UAB last season (only played in one game after that). That coupled with his attitude problem with Lathon was enough to do it, I guess.
The run off waiver "is designed for athletes who have not been kicked off the team for academic or disciplinary reasons. That would be within the control of the student-athlete. Athletic performance is not considered within the athlete’s control, whether the team is oversigned, the athlete was “recruited over”, or the coach misevaluated the athlete and they do not meet the standards of the program."
Not 100% sure, but I don't think Lathon received the run off waiver like Hawkins, Stroud, Tarke, and Archie. That would have made it easier for him to be eligible to play this year. Even without a run off waiver, you would think he would be eligible as a result of the "global" waiver, but that is not the case. Weird.