Courts hand NCAA major loss on five-year eligibility rule
Summary
A federal court ruled that college athletes from the high school class of 2022 who have completed four seasons of eligibility can play a fifth season this school year. This decision challenges the NCAA’s new rule, which planned to start allowing five seasons only for athletes enrolling in 2027 or later.Key Facts
- U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney in Denver issued the ruling.
- The ruling applies to all Division I athletes who began college in the 2022-23 academic year.
- The NCAA’s new “five for five” eligibility rule was scheduled to begin in fall 2027.
- The court’s decision may allow undrafted professional players to return to college sports.
- NCAA President Charlie Baker said the ruling causes “chaos” and supports a proposed bill for NCAA antitrust protection.
- A similar ruling in Tennessee granted 19 basketball players a fifth season of eligibility.
- The NCAA’s new rule allows five seasons of competition over five years starting with full-time college enrollment or age 19.
- The court found players would face “irreparable harm” without the injunction allowing a fifth year.
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