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Vanderbilt Player Pushes for 5th Season as Redshirt Rule Challenged
The players argue the NCAA’s redshirt rule breaches antitrust laws, seeking an extra season for more NFL exposure and graduate study opportunities.
- On Monday, five college football players at power-conference schools asked a federal judge for a preliminary injunction to play a fifth year next season, including Langston Patterson, Nathanial Vakos, Lance Mason, Nick Levy, and Kevin Gallic.
- The case stems from a class-action antitrust suit alleging the NCAA's redshirt rule violates U.S. law during five seasons of eligibility, and NCAA counsel said earlier this year some players knew they faced a final season.
- Patterson testified that as a freshman he was told he was `too valuable` to redshirt; the team captain graduated with his bachelor's degree three days ago and knew during Vanderbilt's fifth game he couldn't redshirt, while Lance Mason monitored the hearing remotely.
- The transfer portal opening Jan. 2 adds roster urgency, Patterson warned Vanderbilt will seek a linebacker with two years’ experience if no injunction is granted, while Levy testified Wisconsin would also seek help.
- Judge Campbell's prior Pavia injunction looms large as a precedent for this request, as Ryan Downton cited Pavia, Alston and O'Bannon rulings and noted the case could affect thousands.
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Vanderbilt's Langston Patterson among 5 seeking injunction to play 2026 season
Five college football players at power-conference schools asked a federal judge on Monday for a preliminary injunction to play a fifth year next season.
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