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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Judge grants extra year of NCAA eligibility to high school Class of ’22
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 in...
Judge rules all Class of 2022 athletes eligible for 5th college season
DENVER— A federal court dealt a perhaps chaos-inducing blow to the NCAA’s new eligibility rule Friday when it ruled that all high school class of 2022 athletes who exhausted their fourth season of college eligibility this spring are eligible for a fifth season this school year. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney in Denver, expected to be appealed, undercuts the NCAA’s plan to have the so-called “five for five” rule go into pla…
Courts hand NCAA major loss on 5-year eligibility rule — which could wreak havoc on rosters across the country
A federal court dealt a perhaps chaos-inducing blow to the NCAA’s new eligibility rule Friday when it ruled that all high school Class of 2022 athletes who exhausted their fourth season of college eligibility this spring are eligible for a fifth season this school year.
Courts hand NCAA major loss on 5-year eligibility rule amid SU players' legal challenge
A federal court dealt a perhaps chaos-inducing blow to the NCAA’s new eligibility rule Friday when it ruled that all high school class of 2022 athletes who exhausted their fourth season of college eligibility this spring are eligible for a fifth season this school year.
Court hands NCAA major loss on new 5-for-5 rule
A federal court dealt a major blow to the NCAA's new eligibility rule when it ruled that all high school class of '22 athletes who exhausted their fourth season of college eligibility this spring are eligible for a fifth season this school year.
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