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NCAA issues statement on their update of student-athlete eligibility

yoda said:
they change the rules every year - so expect that enough people will whine about these rule changes and they'll change them again.........but there will be whining- guaranteed
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and of course within a couple hours after the NCAA issues their new ruling - one of Bradley's former recruits,
Brody Robinson (played 128 games over 4 years) - posts a complaint...
He missed the Covid waiver because he started college after that-
then he just missed the juco waiver because that was a one-time thing in 2025 but not this year,
... now he's done after four college seasons and everyone who comes after him get's that 5th year but he doesn't.

and here's another guy upset with this ruling - LINK (he played 127 games over 4 years)

https://twitter.com/x/status/2048898860987174983
 
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Can DC or someone who understands it better than me review and edit my summary of this news below? I want to make sure I'm understanding...

All-but-approved new rule being voted on by NCAA this week:
Incoming players 19 years old or younger, or graduates of high school (whichever happens sooner) will be given 5 years of eligibility to play within 5 consecutive years max. So "redshirt" years would be eliminated. And it would apply to anyone who has eligibility remaining as of 2026-2027 season. So players that just spent their last bit of eligibility this past season would not "gain" and extra year. But players like Dietrich Richardson would be "awarded" 5 total years to spend in 5 years.
It doesn't say anything yet about reinstituting "sitting out" a year if transferring, or creating one "free portal transfer" which would be the final solution to the continuous portal revolving door problem we currently face. But as of now, I think it's a step in the right direction. Still a long way to go.

Still need more rules on foreign transfers like Georgi (our new 23 year old promising PG commit who has been playing overseas for 4 years and will be a "freshman" this season).

Just crazy to think there is a board room full of people and lawyers that pull strings and decide what our favorite sport looks like. And our job is just to watch and give them our money
 
I am no expert on this, and I am sure it will be changed/modified further....
A- this seems to eliminate the guys who stay 6, 7, even 8 years in college, and makes them move on and open spots for younger guys
B- I guess there's still a possibility a guy could appeal for a 6th year like Sam Singh did but NCAA would have to issue a special waiver
C- I am not sure at all that this ruling gives Georgi 4 or 5 years. NCAA may say he only has 2 or 3 years of eligibility due to his play as a pro overseas.
We will have to wait and see.
 
Bacci'sAftertheGym said:
Can DC or someone who understands it better than me review and edit my summary of this news below? I want to make sure I'm understanding...
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I think you summarized it well.
Players can still "redshirt", but they will not get an extra year of eligibility for the year they missed.
And there is no penalty for transferring, but there will be a limit of one undergraduate transfer. And I assume that means they will allow a post grad to transfer a second time.
It has not been clarified how this will be applied to a foreign player like Georgi. Since he turned 19 three years ago, does that mean he will only be given 2 more years of eligibility?
Here is more: https://www.espn.com/college-sports...er-new-ncaa-eligibility-rules-not-retroactive

This proposal will advance to the NCAA Division I Cabinet, and they will discuss and then vote on it on May 22.
 
Da Coach said:
I think you summarized it well.
Players can still "redshirt", but they will not get an extra year of eligibility for the year they missed.
And there is no penalty for transferring, but there will be a limit of one undergraduate transfer. And I assume that means they will allow a post grad to transfer a second time.
It has not been clarified how this will be applied to a foreign player like Georgi. Since he turned 19 three years ago, does that mean he will only be given 2 more years of eligibility?
Here is more: https://www.espn.com/college-sports...er-new-ncaa-eligibility-rules-not-retroactive

This proposal will advance to the NCAA Division I Cabinet, and they will discuss and then vote on it on May 22.
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I think it is highly likely Georgi will only have 2 years of eligibility. Coach said on an X space last week he is planning on Georgi only having one year of eligibility, and anything more would be a bonus. I think this ruling solidifies a 2 year expectation for him, but just my opinion.
 
Stryker said:
I think it is highly likely Georgi will only have 2 years of eligibility. Coach said on an X space last week he is planning on Georgi only having one year of eligibility, and anything more would be a bonus. I think this ruling solidifies a 2 year expectation for him, but just my opinion.
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The latest NCAA ruling does allow for waivers of the 5-year time period after the player graduates high school or turns 19, for circumstances such as pregnancy, military service and religious missions. Maybe they could make an exception for some foreign players. There would have to be an appeal, but I am not expecting that would be granted.
 
This could be interesting. Here is another new change by the NCAA-
If I understand this correctly, it appears the NCAA will allow schools to put into their players' NIL contracts a clause allowing the school not to participate in the transfer portal process. Since it is the school's compliance officer who must place the player's name in the portal, if the player agrees to that contract, they will not be allowed to talk to or contact other schools while under the contract.
https://twitter.com/x/status/2049501083806949752
 
The NCAA might be treating NIL contracts similar to employment contracts. In most employment contracts, non-compete clauses are legal for the duration of the contract.
 
Da Coach said:
This could be interesting. Here is another new change by the NCAA-
If I understand this correctly, it appears the NCAA will allow schools to put into their players' NIL contracts a clause allowing the school not to participate in the transfer portal process. Since it is the school's compliance officer who must place the player's name in the portal, if the player agrees to that contract, they will not be allowed to talk to or contact other schools while under the contract.
https://twitter.com/x/status/2049501083806949752
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Looks to me like that refers to revenue sharing, not NIL. I don't think they can restrict NIL in that way.
 
Maybe this has already been answered...
but I saw a discussion online about high schoolers, who maybe don't turn 18 until late in their senior season.
If they graduate from high school, their 5-year NCAA eligibility clock starts running....

BUT-
They could be advised to DELAY their graduation... maybe just take a couple courses their 4th year of high school, then start training vigorously
with their spare time and wait- or attend a prep school - for up to an extra year then get their high school graduation when they turn 19.
That way, they have effectively gotten a redshirt year then still have the five years of eligibility.

Example- Rienk Mast's birthdate is 7/19/2001. He enrolled at Bradley when he was just 18 in the fall of 2019. He redshirted 2019-20
but under the new rules, he would have LOST one of his 5 years of eligibility by redshirting, and had only 4 years left.
Given the new rules, if he were being recruited for this fall, he would be way better off NOT enrolling in college yet but spending the next year until he turns 19 at high school or prep school, then enter Bradley at age 19 with five years to play.
So these new rules could be a boon to prep schools.
 
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egib52 said:
Looks to me like that refers to revenue sharing, not NIL. I don't think they can restrict NIL in that way.
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Revenue sharing is where the big $$$ is though, not necessarily NIL. NIL can be for the elite players, but for most, even at the power schools, they appear to be getting paid via the revenue sharing model, which is capped at $22MM/school I believe.
 
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Revenue sharing is where the big $$$ is though, not necessarily NIL. NIL can be for the elite players, but for most, even at the power schools, they appear to be getting paid via the revenue sharing model, which is capped at $22MM/school I believe.
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I know, I have posted that on here a couple times before. I was just clarifying DC's post.
 
It is being reported that NCAA has tweaked the proposed new rule regarding 5-year eligibility “clock”.

Now the athlete’s 5 year clock does not start until he enrolls in college or the beginning of the first academic year after his 19th birthday.

Thus, Georgi may be given only 1 or 2 seasons of eligibility if these rules pass and are imposed on guys entering college in 2026.
Dimitrije would have all five years.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2063009833775726958
 
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Yup- see above....
If enacted this will apply to all athletes already in college with eligibility remaining and to all athletes yet to enroll

So this appears to affect Bradley's players.....and unfortunately for them, some had redshirted but that no longer extends their eligibility

- Georgi Gerganov was born July 22, 2003, so his 5-year clock started ticking in the fall of 2022. So he may have just one year of eligibility left.
- Dimitrije Pavlovic was born November 6, 2006, so his clock will not start until he enrolls this fall, and he should have all 5 years.
- But this also means Noah Williams (entered college in fall of 2024) should have THREE YEARS of eligibility remaining
- Ben Thornbrue entered college in fall of 2023, so he has just two years left
- Dietrich Richardson should have four more years
- Kyle Grill has 1 year
- Xander Alarie has 3 more years
- Timoty van der Knaap should have three more years
- Josh Ibukunoluwa should have three more years
- Trevon Payton still gets just one more year
- Gus Rugaard now gets three more years
- Gustavo Guimaraes & Jackson Seastrunk both have 4 more years
- Race Kowalczyk gets 5 years

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