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Northwestern center Jackson Carsello gets injunction restoring eligibility for 2026 season
The injunction gives Carsello an extra season after the NCAA said his 2021 season should count as his redshirt year.
- On Monday, Cook County Circuit Judge Neil Cohen granted Northwestern center Jackson Carsello a preliminary injunction, restoring his eligibility for the 2026 football season after the NCAA denied his waiver request.
- The NCAA initially denied Carsello's waiver, arguing his 2021 season should have counted as his redshirt year, while Carsello contested this, citing a 2021 ankle injury that prevented him from playing despite practicing with the team.
- "Carsello didn't impose a high-ankle sprain on himself," Judge Cohen said in his ruling, while the center played 32 games over three seasons, including 13 starts in 2025.
- Northwestern celebrated the ruling on social media by posting, "He's back," with a video of Carsello, who returns as a starter under new offensive coordinator Chip Kelly.
- Carsello is the latest athlete to receive a court injunction this fall, joining Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, Oklahoma linebacker Owen Heinecke, and Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby in overturning NCAA decisions.
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Northwestern center Jackson Carsello gets injunction restoring eligibility for 2026 season
Northwestern center Jackson Carsello’s eligibility for 2026 has been restored by a court injunction after the NCAA denied his request for a waiver this spring.
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Northwestern C Jackson Carsello gets injunction for ’26 eligibility
Northwestern center Jackson Carsello is eligible to play college football in 2026 after receiving an injunction Monday in Cook County court in Illinois.Carsello initially was ruled ineligible by the NCAA this spring after applying for a waiver for a sixth season.The NCAA argued that Carsello -- who played in 32 games over the last three seasons, including 13 starts in 2025 -- was not eligible for a waiver as his redshirt should have been used in…
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