NCAA Considering Massive Change To Eligibility Rules

As it stands, college players have four years of eligibility plus one year as a graduate transfer. Some players manage to skirt this rule and play extra years through redshirt designations, medical hardship waivers and others. 

But one of the biggest blows dealt to the NCAA's current eligibility rules came from Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, who successfully sued to have extra years of eligibility after playing two seasons at the New Mexico Military Institute, a junior college. With Pavia's win in court, the NCAA is likely to be swarmed with new lawsuits from junior college players hoping to regain eligibility, with a possibility that players will simply spend a few years in junior college to train themselves for playing in Division I.

College football fans have had a very mixed reaction to the idea of adding another year of potential eligibility for the players. Many are arguing that it's only going to make it harder for high school recruits trying to find success at the next level. Others seem to love the idea:

"2 years of JUCO and then 5 years of NCAA - 3 star high school prospects won’t even be recruited. What a shame," one user lamented on X.

"Another poor idea by the NCAA. Means it won’t take them long to discuss and approve," wrote another.

"I’m all for this idea. In the NIL era, give good college players with no professional prospects an extra year to earn money playing the sport they love," another suggested.

"I like this tbh. It means players can still play at their school they like without having to be a grad transfer for an extra year or eligibility," a fourth pointed out.

Do you like the idea?