They keep bringing up how Wall wasn't cleared until November last year and was able to play. Who rough ridin' knows with this stuff, it's terribly confusing.
he needs to be cleared academically in order to receive a scholarship. probably needs to happen pretty soon (2-3 weeks) in order to enroll before whatever cutoff dates ku has. the ncaa will almost certainly either yay or nay him before whatever ku's deadline.
he needs to be ruled an amateur before he can play, but he can accept a scholarship before he is cleared as an amateur. so that ruling can take place at any time, there's no deadline.