New College Eligibility Rule... · KICKERSCAMP: Kicking Skool

Mike Farley

7d • Recruiting & NIL

New College Eligibility Rule...

This looks like it will become the rule (but is NOT yet).

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TLTR:

• 5 years to play 4 starting at age 19 or date of college enrollment.

• No more 25 year olds playing for 7 years.

The NCAA Division I Board moved forward with age-based eligibility on Friday, changing the clock to start when the athlete turns 19 or enrolls in college, sources told On3. The formal vote is not set until the end of June, when it is widely expected to pass.

The adjustment follows recommendations from stakeholders in hockey, college basketball and service academies. The Cabinet plans to consider the age-based eligibility model at its June 23-24 meeting.

The previous age-based eligibility proposal would start the clock at high school graduation.

The Cabinet also reiterated that for current athletes, any waivers regarding eligibility under current rules must be submitted by schools and conferences no later than July 31. The NCAA previously stated that athletes whose fourth year of college eligibility ended by spring 2026 would not receive any additional eligibility under the new model.

NOTE: It also would give flexibility to currently enrolled athletes with eligibility after the 2025-26 academic year to apply the age-based model or continue previous eligibility rules, whichever is more beneficial to that individual.

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