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Court Ruling Allows 2 Starting Defensive Linemen to Play for No. 6 Indiana Against North Texas
The order bars the NCAA from blocking the players on eligibility grounds as a hearing on the motion is set for Sept. 11.
- On Friday, Monroe Circuit Court Judge Kara Krothe issued a temporary restraining order allowing Indiana University football players Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt, plus six other athletes, to compete during the 2026-27 season.
- The players' status had been in limbo after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit stayed a ruling on August 21 that would have granted another season of eligibility to Class of 2022 athletes excluded from the NCAA's new framework.
- Daley and Wyatt, key defensive contributors for Indiana's 16-0 championship team, combined for 84 tackles and 16.5 sacks and can now play in Saturday's season opener against North Texas.
- Because the ruling is temporary, a hearing is scheduled for September 11 to revisit the motion, as Friday's ruling does not permanently resolve the eligibility dispute.
- The order further prohibits the NCAA from enforcing its "ghost transfer" rule and mandates opening the transfer portal for seven days for the eight athletes, as the court found immediate, irreparable injury would occur without temporary relief.
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Court ruling allows 2 starting defensive linemen to play for defending champion Indiana in its opener Saturday
No. 6 Indiana will have two starting defensive linemen from its national championship team, Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt, on the field Saturday for its opener against North Texas.
·Chicago, United States
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Court ruling allows 2 starting defensive linemen to play for No. 6 Indiana against North Texas
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — No. 6 Indiana will have two starting defensive linemen from its national championship team, Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt, on the field Saturday for its opener against North Texas following a court ruling Friday night.
·Toronto, Canada
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Court ruling temporarily restores eligibility for 2 Indiana defensive linemen
By Field Level Media Sep 05 (Field Level Media) - A pair of key Indiana defensive linemen are eligible to play in Saturday's season opener after a state court temporarily blocked the NCAA and Big Ten from keeping them off the field. Monroe Circuit Cou...
·Indianapolis, United States
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