(FSU receiver Malik Benson, who was at a JUCO for two years, is now in the transfer portal.)
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Some junior college athletes will see their careers extended, at least for now.
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors, composed of university presidents, agreed to a waiver for junior college players that grants them an additional year of eligibility if they are in a similar situation as Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia.
Pavia is suing the NCAA over its eligibility standards, arguing that his junior college playing seasons should not count as part of his four seasons of NCAA eligibility. The NCAA DI Board’s decision came five days after a Tennessee federal court granted Pavia an injunction that prohibits the association from counting his junior college seasons, granting him an additional year of eligibility.
The court ruling only applied to Pavia. However, the NCAA, in an effort to keep fairness among its competitive schools, granted additional eligibility to all similarly positioned athletes, according to a memo sent to schools.
Athletes like Pavia who were expected to use their final year of eligibility this academic year are now eligible next season. Pavia played two seasons of junior college and three seasons of Division I football (one of those being the COVID redshirt season). Because of the court ruling, he will receive a sixth season of NCAA eligibility.
“The NCAA Division I Board of Directors granted a waiver to permit student-athletes who attended and competed at a non-NCAA school for one or more years to remain eligible and compete in 2025-26,” the NCAA memo reads, “if those student-athletes would have otherwise used their final season of competition during the 2024-25 academic year, and meet all other eligibility requirements (e.g., progress toward degree, five-year period of eligibility).”
The NCAA also plans to file an appeal to the court’s ruling in the Pavia lawsuit, it announced Monday.
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Some junior college athletes will see their careers extended, at least for now.
The NCAA Division I Board of Directors, composed of university presidents, agreed to a waiver for junior college players that grants them an additional year of eligibility if they are in a similar situation as Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia.
Pavia is suing the NCAA over its eligibility standards, arguing that his junior college playing seasons should not count as part of his four seasons of NCAA eligibility. The NCAA DI Board’s decision came five days after a Tennessee federal court granted Pavia an injunction that prohibits the association from counting his junior college seasons, granting him an additional year of eligibility.
The court ruling only applied to Pavia. However, the NCAA, in an effort to keep fairness among its competitive schools, granted additional eligibility to all similarly positioned athletes, according to a memo sent to schools.
Athletes like Pavia who were expected to use their final year of eligibility this academic year are now eligible next season. Pavia played two seasons of junior college and three seasons of Division I football (one of those being the COVID redshirt season). Because of the court ruling, he will receive a sixth season of NCAA eligibility.
“The NCAA Division I Board of Directors granted a waiver to permit student-athletes who attended and competed at a non-NCAA school for one or more years to remain eligible and compete in 2025-26,” the NCAA memo reads, “if those student-athletes would have otherwise used their final season of competition during the 2024-25 academic year, and meet all other eligibility requirements (e.g., progress toward degree, five-year period of eligibility).”
The NCAA also plans to file an appeal to the court’s ruling in the Pavia lawsuit, it announced Monday.
NCAA agrees to waiver for JUCO players after Diego Pavia lawsuit injunction
There is also movement from college leaders to adjust the eligibility rule in a way that grants athletes five playing seasons in a five-year time span.
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