The NCAA will appeal the temporary injunction granted by a United States District Court judge in Vanderbilt quarterback’s lawsuit Diego Pavie while granting a waiver to all Division I student-athletes whose eligibility expires and who “attended and competed at a non-NCAA school” for the 2025-2026 school year.
This waiver will include all former junior college and NAIA athletes, including Pavie de Vanderbiltand will extend their eligibility for one season.
“The NCAA Division I Board of Directors has granted a waiver to allow student-athletes who attended and competed at a non-NCAA school for one or more years to remain eligible and compete in 2025-26 if these student-athletes would have otherwise used their final season of competition during the 2024-25 academic year, and met all other eligibility requirements (e.g., progress toward a degree, period of eligibility of five years),” the NCAA said in a statement to Yahoo Sports.
The temporary, preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Court Judge William Campbell ruled that NCAA eligibility rules preventing Pavia from playing in 2025 because of his two years at a junior college violated the Sherman Antitrust Act. But the preliminary injunction specifically covered only Pavie, not any other junior college players. With the NCAA waiver in effect, the door is open for all former JUCO and NAIA seniors to return for another season of college sports.
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The NCAA also said in its statement that it continues to review eligibility requirements after a “comprehensive eligibility review” last summer.
“The review includes all aspects of student-athlete eligibility, and Division I is committed to advancing the discussion at the January governance meetings,” the NCAA said.
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