The NCAA Division I Cabinet put off a vote on the age-based eligibility model it is considering and instead made minor adjustments to the proposal. The Cabinet removed language about starting an athlete’s eligibility clock after their high school graduation. The proposal now says the clock will start upon initial full-time enrollment in college or at the beginning of the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs first. The adjustment would apply to all sports and comes after recommendations from stakeholders in men’s ice hockey, men’s basketball and the service academies.
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The NCAA is on the cusp of extending Division I athlete eligibility from four years of competition to five and essentially setting an age limit. It should be remembered that the issue of who can play and for how long has been a point of contention in college sports from the beginning. Walter Camp is known as the ‘Father of Football’ and was in his seventh season playing for Yale when an injury ended his career in 1882. Amos Alonzo Stagg was 27 when he played his fifth season in 1889. The latest rule change would combat aging rosters.
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