NCAA to Appeal 5th Season Injunction

A Colorado-based judge ruled that all high school class of 2022 athletes who exhausted their fourth season of college eligibility are eligible for a fifth season this school year. The ruling undercuts the NCAA's Age-Based Eligibility Model, which was scheduled to begin with athletes enrolling in fall 2027.

While the NCAA builds its appeal, the transfer portal will be opened from August 3-10 for newly eligible athletes. NCAA President Charlie Baker called the ruling "roster chaos," referencing a congressional bill designed to provide the NCAA antitrust protection on eligibility issues. The Colorado ruling applies to all Division I players who started college in 2022-23, not just a select list like a recent Tennessee court decision. lebandit.lat