An Ohio judge will make a ruling next week on a preliminary injunction request from 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA in a state court, claiming the new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. Judge Christopher Wagner previously denied a temporary restraining order hours after the lawsuit was filed. He said Wednesday during a hearing on that his written order will be made on July 9. The lawsuit was filed shortly after the NCAA Division I Cabinet approved a monumental change in eligibility rules last month.
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The World Cup is inspiring some young people to try a new sport. Experts say the motivating influence of major sporting events is something to celebrate but that it can present parenting dilemmas. Adults may wonder how much time and money they should invest in an activity their children outgrow after one season. For parents of promising young athletes, there's the issue of providing encouragement but not too much pressure. Experts say there are healthy ways to support and motivate kids who dream of becoming the next Ronaldo or Messi. They advise parents to give children some agency over their participation in youth sports and to emphasize enjoyment over elite outcomes.
The NCAA Division I Cabinet has approved changes to the college football calendar. Starting in fall 2027, teams can schedule up to 12 regular-season games over 14 weeks, ending after Thanksgiving. This week, the cabinet also allowed teams moving from the Championship Subdivision to the Bowl Subdivision to be bowl-eligible immediately. The change applies to teams like North Dakota State and Sacramento State. Additionally, the FBS and FCS oversight committees proposed shortening the January transfer portal window from 15 to 10 days. They also suggested a new model for spring and summer activities. Votes on these proposals are set for August.
Fifteen college basketball players filed a lawsuit in an Ohio state court claiming the NCAA's new age-based model unfairly shuts them out of further competition. The NCAA will now allow athletes five seasons of competition over a five-year period that begins with their full-time enrollment or the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs first. Athletes whose eligibility expired by spring 2026 under the traditional model will not be allowed a fifth year of competition. The lawsuit was filed in Cincinnati and seeks a ruling that would allow a fifth year of competition for those athletes.
The NCAA announces a major change to eligibility rules for Division I athletes. The new rules aim to reduce chaos in college sports since athletes gained the right to earn money and transfer without penalty. Athletes will now have five seasons of competition over five years, starting with full-time enrollment or the academic year after their 19th birthday. Waivers for injuries or redshirt years will mostly end, except for specific cases like religious missions or military service. The changes aim to stabilize rosters and simplify rules after legal battles over revenue sharing and transfers.
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The NCAA adopted a new eligibility model for Division I athletes allowing five seasons of competition over a five-year period beginning upon initial college enrollment or the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs first. The Division I Cabinet approved the change from the longstanding tenet of college sports that gave athletes five years to complete four seasons of competition with their eligibility clock starting at the time of enrollment, regardless of age. It eliminates waivers for extended eligibility except for pregnancy, religious missions or active-duty military service. No longer will extensions be considered for athletes who are injured.
Former Iona basketball player Adam Njie Jr. is permanently ineligible for NCAA competition after acknowledging he said he would participate in a point-shaving scheme. Njie said that he never actually went through with it. The NCAA says Njie confirmed that he told a bettor he would throw the first half of an Iona-Rice game on Dec. 1, 2024. Njie said he agreed to throw the first half of Iona’s next game after the bettor threatened him with bodily harm. Njie said he again didn't go through with it.
The University of Cincinnati athletic department issued a statement Wednesday to dispute a claim from Brendan Sorsby’s agent, who says the school knew about the quarterback’s gambling and didn’t do anything about it. Ron Slavin made the claims in an interview with KRLD radio in Dallas. The NCAA banished Sorsby from competition for gambling activity that included wagers on his own team while on the roster at Indiana in 2022 and betting on pro sports. He dropped his unprecedented legal battle to play for Texas Tech. Sorsby declared for the NFL supplemental draft Tuesday and has until Monday to file.
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Scott Satterfield has fielded plenty of questions from NFL teams about Brendan Sorsby, especially after his former quarterback transferred to Texas Tech and information about Sorsby’s gambling addiction became well known. The University of Cincinnati coach expects the queries to increase now that Sorsby has decided not to play for Texas Tech this fall and will instead apply for the NFL supplemental draft. Sorsby’s decision capped a week of legal drama. A Texas judge had granted Sorsby a temporary injunction allowing him to play for Texas Tech this season despite being declared ineligible by the NCAA for wagering on college sports, including bets made on his own team while he was at Indiana.