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Judge clarifies NCAA eligibility order, which could blunt its impact on new '5 for 5' rule
Compiled Aug 4
What happened
U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney issued a new order Sunday clarifying her earlier ruling on college athlete eligibility
The detail
The clarification states the ruling does not apply to football players who signed pro contracts this summer and then changed their minds
The detail
Sweeney's original Friday ruling granted a fifth year of eligibility to athletes who graduated high school in 2022 and were excluded from the NCAA's new rule allowing five seasons for Division I players
The detail
The NCAA filed its intention to appeal the case Sunday night
How it unfolded
Friday: Judge Sweeney ruled to grant a fifth year of eligibility to athletes who graduated high school in 2022 and missed the new five-season rule · Friday: NCAA President Charlie Baker issued a statement calling the ruling potentially chaos-inducing · Sunday: Sweeney issued a new order clarifying the ruling does not cover players who signed pro contracts and changed their minds · Sunday night: The NCAA filed its intention to appeal the case
By the numbers
2022 high school graduation year · 5 seasons of eligibility