Federal Appeals Court Pauses Order Granting Extra Year of NCAA Eligibility for 2022 Grads
The 2-1 ruling pauses returns for players who graduated high school in 2022 and were excluded from the NCAA's new five-year eligibility rule.
- On Friday, the 10th Circuit granted the NCAA's request to stay a ruling that had granted a fifth year of eligibility to 2022 high school graduates, putting the lower court injunction on hold until the full appeal can be heard.
- The NCAA excluded 2022 high school graduates from its new age-based eligibility model adopted June 23, 2026, prompting the Wisne lawsuit challenging this exclusion and seeking the same fifth year of competition granted to others.
- In a 2-1 decision, the three-judge panel found the NCAA satisfied the criteria for a stay, with the association arguing schools built rosters in reliance on existing rules and claiming "fairness is in the eye of the beholder."
- NCAA Chief Legal Officer Scott Bearby stated the association will implement age-based eligibility rules immediately, though he acknowledged the NCAA continues to defend similar lawsuits in state courts where some athletes secured separate injunctions.
- Attorneys expect a wave of new state court filings as players seek to bypass the Federal stay, creating a fragmented system where some athletes remain eligible via independent court orders while others are sidelined.
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Federal appeals court pauses order granting extra year of NCAA eligibi
DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily halted a court order that would have granted thousands of athletes who left college after last season an extra year of eligibility — a key ruling that came only eight days before football season’s opening kickoff. The lawsuit was filed by players who graduated high school in 2022, whose college eligibility ended last season and who were not included in the NCAA’s controversial new rule …
Federal appeals court pauses order granting extra year of NCAA eligibility for 2022 grads
DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily halted a court order that would have granted thousands of athletes who left college after last season an extra year of eligibility — a key ruling that came only eight days before football season's opening kickoff.The lawsuit was filed by players who graduated high school in 2022, whose college eligibility ended last season and who were not included in the NCAA’s controversial new rule t…
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