NCAA rule giving players a fifth year of eligibility may not be approved in time to help current seniors

[HooperScooper]

I try to keep up with the NCAA legislation so this was an interesting read. They lay out the pros and cons. Seems kind of stupid to me. With this and the transfer portal I think it would further kill high school recruiting.

"I mean, I love coaching older guys, so it would be fun," Michigan's Dusty May says. "I just worry that then it's going to be 6 for 6 and 7 for 7. What's the right cutoff to not be on a college campus? I don't know."

NCAA rule giving players a fifth year of eligibility may not be approved in time to help current seniors

Some of the Big Ten's best coaches believe the '5-for-5' eligibility model would uproot roster-building.

www.cbssports.com

 

[Matrim55]

A fifth year of playing eligibility is good in every way.

• Gives excellent college players with limited pro options another chance to make real cash.
• Raises the overall level of the sport because veterans are more likely to be able to execute complex sets.
• Improves college as a developmental pathway because 5-star 18-year-olds are suddenly facing grown men.

 

[ctchamps]

It would be an advantage for high majors particularly blue bloods. So UConn would benefit from it.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Personally not a fan of a player playing 5 full seasons. Just rewrites the history books right there. But whatever, it’s coming.

 

[auror]

Good for the sport, but so arbitrary to me. Once you untether from the mostly typical 4 year college experience, I don't see a justification in capping it at 5. May expose the NCAA.

 

[controlfade]

I try to keep up with the NCAA legislation so this was an interesting read. They lay out the pros and cons. Seems kind of stupid to me. With this and the transfer portal I think it would further kill high school recruiting.

"I mean, I love coaching older guys, so it would be fun," Michigan's Dusty May says. "I just worry that then it's going to be 6 for 6 and 7 for 7. What's the right cutoff to not be on a college campus? I don't know."

NCAA rule giving players a fifth year of eligibility may not be approved in time to help current seniors

Some of the Big Ten's best coaches believe the '5-for-5' eligibility model would uproot roster-building.

www.cbssports.com

My daughter’s college coach (Duke Field Hockey) has told the players it’s all but a done deal. Expected to be approved this month or early November.
However, the coaches have been told it will not take effect for this years seniors . The junior class will be the 1st one to be eligible for it.

 

[DogMania]

This just makes it harder to recruit HS players. Now they will have to decide, "Am I going this elite high major where I might have to play behind a 5th year senior and compete for even off-the-bench minutes against returning players, or do I aim lower where my shot at PT is better. Then I can transfer to a better program after my freshman or sophomore season?"

Add to that, top programs waiting signing few HS recruits in the Fall and waiting till the spring to fill out their roster since the pool of experienced and more mature players is like an ocean.

 

[ec33]

We just endured the "COVID year" period so the game will be fine and likely better for it. But I'm in agreement that this opens the door to professional college players in their 30s and that becomes absurd

Football will definitely have more redshirts so 6 years will be the norm for non-NFL types.

 

[Flipside]

Who Are the Oldest College Football Players of All-Time, and Where Does 58-Year-Old Tom Cillo Rank?

Who are the oldest college football players of all-time, and who are the oldest current players in the 2025 NCAA season?

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In the age of the transfer portal and COVID-19 years, college football has seen some older-than-usual athletes in the last part of the decade. But this year, a 58-year-old freshman defensive lineman at Division III Lycoming College is making national headlines.

 

[navery12]

I think this is the change that makes the most sense. Granted 5 is arbitrary, but set the the limit at 5 and end all the nonsense waivers. You get 5 years regardless, make it count

 

[controlfade]

redshirt will not go away, they will get 5 years of playing eligibility