Rich Rodriguez, Eli Drinkwitz Blast NCAA Eligibility 'Clown Show' as WVU Opens 2026 Season

Drinkwitz takes aim at eligibility rules chaos

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Stationed in Sarajevo in 1897, the man sometimes called the "Bohemian Sousa" composed a march that about sums up a sport just beginning to take hold in America at that time: college football.

Rich Rodriguez, Eli Drinkwitz blast NCAA eligibility 'clown show' as WVU opens 2026 season

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It used to be said that as a new season approached, "you can't tell the players without a scorecard." But in 2026, the saying is changing to "you can't tell the players without a rule book." That…

COLUMN: WVU's Rodriguez weighs in on number of NCAA eligibility lawsuits and the 2026 season

MORGANTOWN — It used to be said that as a new season approached that "you can't tell the players without a scorecard," but this is the 2026 season that is dawning upon us and that is changing to "you can't…

Five years to play: NCAA’s new Eligibility Era begins

College athletics have gone through seemingly nonstop change over the past several years. The transfer portal, revenue sharing, roster limits and name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities have transformed what it means to be an NCAA student-athlete. Rules that once felt permanent can now change within an offseason, sometimes leaving athletes and coaches scrambling to adjust. Now, another major change is coming to eligibility. In June, the NCA…