Courts Hand NCAA Major Loss on Five-Year Eligibility Rule
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney issued a nationwide preliminary injunction granting all Division I athletes who entered college in 2022 a fifth season of eligibility, blocking the NCAA's newly adopted 5-for-5 rule.
- Plaintiffs including Minnesota guard Cade Tyson argued the rule was an unlawful restraint of trade; Sweeney agreed, stating athletes "will suffer irreparable harm without" the injunction and rejecting NCAA concerns about roster chaos.
- While state-level injunctions in Ohio, Georgia, and Tennessee were limited to specific basketball players, this Colorado ruling applies to all Division I athletes who began their careers in 2022, regardless of sport.
- To accommodate newly eligible athletes, the NCAA will open its transfer portal from Aug. 3 through Aug. 10, while undrafted NFL players could now return to college for a fifth season.
- NCAA President Charlie Baker plans to appeal the injunction to the Tenth Circuit, arguing that Congress must provide antitrust protection to set consistent, nationwide rules for college athletes.
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Kyle Whittingham's Michigan Reach Out to Former Colorado LB Seeking Fifth Year of Eligibility Despite No Guarantees
The NCAA thought it had finally closed the book on the eligibility mess. Then a federal judge cracked it back open, spreading the chaos, and coaches across the country started making phone calls they never expected to make in August. Those calls reached former players from James Madison and Western Kentucky. According to On3’s Ethan McDowell, Michigan has reached out to two LBs chasing an unexpected fifth year of eligibility. The players are for…
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USA TodayCourt ruling grants extra year of eligibility to college athletes who seemingly had exhausted it
College athletes who graduated high school in 2022 and just exhausted their college eligibility have been granted a class-wide preliminary injunction to play a fifth season.
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thepress.netColorado judge immediately grants extra year of eligibility to NCAA athletes who just graduated
A federal judge's injunction could grant a fifth year of eligibility to a massive amount of athletes, opening a chaotic transfer portal window
Judge grants extra year of NCAA eligibility to high school Class of ’22 - Regional Media News
College athletes from the high school Class of 2022 were granted an additional year of NCAA eligibility on Friday thanks to a court ruling in Denver. Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney of the U.S. District Court in Colorado issued a class-wide preliminary injunction affecting those athletes whose standard four years of college eligibility recently ended. Sweeney wrote that the affected athletes are entitled to a fifth year, putting them on par with the …
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