The injunction comes after the NCAA changed its eligibility rules to anage-based model in June, going for the "5-for-5 rule" in which athletes would get five years of eligibility upon the start of their full-time enrollment. But, a group of athletes filed a class action lawsuit against the NCAA, fighting for extra eligibility for the new academic year while claiming the NCAA violated federal antitrust law.
Court ruling grants extra year of eligibility to college athletes who seemingly had exhausted it
Utah News spotted this story published July 30, 2026 at usatoday.com. Full coverage may follow as more sources report.