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Gracelyn Laudermilch submitted a letter to Judge Wilken yesterday describing the human cost of roster limits and how the promised protections of DSA status have proved illusory for her and many others. Many of you will remember Gracelyn as one of the faces of the athletes fighting to keep their roster spots. Now, she writes that she has lost hers at Liberty—even with DSA status. I’m truly saddened by this. I’ve gotten to know Gracelyn, and she is an incredible young woman and a leader who has stood up for countless athletes beyond herself. Any track programs out there should consider reaching out to her. She has so much to offer, on and off the track.
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I Hate the Protect College Sports Act, You Should Too
The NCAA and conference leadership wants the power back without accountability. We are supposed to trust them to do the right thing when they got us in this mess.
youtu.be/OVmEXMPZaVk
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"For millions of kids, college sports is not a professional dream. It's the next rung on the ladder. Take away enough rungs and eventually kids stop climbing."
Former professional tennis player Patrick McEnroe warns that young American athletes may start questioning the traditional path of college sports as they see rosters filled with older, fully developed players from around the world, some with professional experience.
He says the concern goes beyond who gets a roster spot today. It's about what a 15 or 16-year-old believes is possible tomorrow.
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I hope current and former NESCAC athletes who didn’t know this happens in football are disappointed. I hope other coaches speak out from other sports. Cause this could be your sport. Mandated cuts in the NESCAC only happen in football - Why?
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The NCAA has formally filed its notice of appeal to the Tenth Circuit in the Wisne case. Specifically, the NCAA appeals the order granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and the clarifying order giving Class of 2022 athletes an extra eligibility year.
The NCAA also filed an emergency motion for administrative stay and motion to stay preliminary injunction pending appeal: heitnerlegal.com/wp-content/…
It's a tough task for the NCAA on the motion for stay because it goes back to the judge who granted the injunction. That said, a short administrative stay wouldn't surprise me, and it could allow the NCAA to rush to the appellate court before the injunction kicks back into effect.
I also think the NCAA has a real shot on appeal on its market definition argument. It could eradicate the injunctive relief ordered last week.
At risk of beating a dead horse, I once again recommend any Class of 2022 athlete seriously seeking an extra eligibility year to consider a state court action that doesn't rely on an antitrust claim for relief.
The District Court of Colorado didn't even wait until the end of the weekend to rule on the NCAA's emergency motion for clarification of the preliminary injunction giving Class of 2022 players eligibility. It didn't go the NCAA's way, but many players won't be pleased.
The court clarified its prior order by enjoining the NCAA from prohibiting Class of 2022 athletes from competing in a 5th season under any NCAA bylaw. That's quite broad.
But the court also confirmed the injunction DOES NOT enjoin NCAA transfer rules and doesn't stop schools from making their own eligibility calls based on whether an athlete was over 20 at the time of enrollment.
Athletes will be disappointed with the lack of transfer relief. The NCAA also won't be satisfied. Expect the NCAA to appeal ASAP. The clarification motion set the table for that.
(h/t @samcehrlich on posting the order: drive.google.com/file/d/1Lma…)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The Texas Trial Group responds to NCAA President @CharlieBakerMA (career politician and lobbyist)
Spoiler: We are sorta, kinda done with his crap. ⚖️🎯
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Lol. This ship has sailed. At least for soccer, as we are starting our games next week and our rosters are set with zero flexibility due to roster limits imposed on us. This is as comical to me as when they implemented the “Designated Student athlete” label to protect athletes from being cut due to the roster limits but the vast majority had already been cut and moved on far before this “solution” was created
NEW: Judge Charlotte Sweeney has ordered the NCAA to declare eligible all Class of 2022 athletes who exhausted four seasons this spring, per court documents.
on3.com/news/report-colorado…
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BREAKING: Judge Charlotte Sweeney of the U.S. District Court of Colorado has granted a class-wide preliminary injunction that requires the NCAA to declare eligible *all* HS class of 2022 athletes who exhausted four seasons of eligibility this spring.
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One year ago, the NCAA blindsided college athletics with unprecedented roster limits.
Thousands of student-athletes lost opportunities as coaches were put in the terrible position of cutting and/or de-committing players. Then AFTER the damage was done, the NCAA introduced the “Designated Student Athlete” designation as a way to let some athletes stay without counting against roster limits.
But many programs had already made painful decisions because coaches were told the limits were coming and tried to give athletes as much notice as possible.
Now we are about to do this AGAIN.
The NCAA is expected to approve a 5th year of eligibility next month — after most programs have already recruited their 2027 classes based on the CURRENT rules and CURRENT roster limits.
In women’s soccer, we already operate under a restrictive 28-player cap. You cannot recruit for FOUR classes for years, then suddenly force programs to fit FIVE classes onto the same roster without student-athletes paying the price.
Because when seniors stay, someone else loses a spot.
More cuts. More decommitments. More athletes caught in the middle of ever-changing rules they had nothing to do with.
College recruiting happens YEARS in advance. Families and athletes make life-changing decisions based on the rules in place at the time.
If 5th years are approved, they should all be classified as DSAs so as to not count against roster limits. Otherwise the NCAA is about to repeat the exact same disaster all over again.
#StopChangingTheRules #HereWeGoAgain #DSAThe5thYears
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Changing NCAA rules to allow athletes to play 5 seasons is going to have major effects on both incoming and current college athletes now that roster limits are a thing.
There will be cuts.
This is a common sense proposal to lessen the harm to athletes.👇
One year ago, the NCAA blindsided college athletics with unprecedented roster limits.
Thousands of student-athletes lost opportunities as coaches were put in the terrible position of cutting and/or de-committing players. Then AFTER the damage was done, the NCAA introduced the “Designated Student Athlete” designation as a way to let some athletes stay without counting against roster limits.
But many programs had already made painful decisions because coaches were told the limits were coming and tried to give athletes as much notice as possible.
Now we are about to do this AGAIN.
The NCAA is expected to approve a 5th year of eligibility next month — after most programs have already recruited their 2027 classes based on the CURRENT rules and CURRENT roster limits.
In women’s soccer, we already operate under a restrictive 28-player cap. You cannot recruit for FOUR classes for years, then suddenly force programs to fit FIVE classes onto the same roster without student-athletes paying the price.
Because when seniors stay, someone else loses a spot.
More cuts. More decommitments. More athletes caught in the middle of ever-changing rules they had nothing to do with.
College recruiting happens YEARS in advance. Families and athletes make life-changing decisions based on the rules in place at the time.
If 5th years are approved, they should all be classified as DSAs so as to not count against roster limits. Otherwise the NCAA is about to repeat the exact same disaster all over again.
#StopChangingTheRules #HereWeGoAgain #DSAThe5thYears
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Wondering if the NCAA and @CharlieBakerMA have realized the implementation of the 5th year coupled with Roster limits (28 is not fair and equitable for soccer) WILL result in players being cut since most women’s soccer programs have already finished recruiting their HS class of 2027 WITHOUT FACTORING IN 5th years! Will you be granting DSA status to those declaring 5th years so they won’t count against roster limits? If not it seems we’re facing the same lawsuits created when athletes unfairly lost spots when roster limits were mandated. #DSA #RosterLimits #NCAAEligibility
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The inevitable cannibalization of college athletics is here…Arkansas is not an anomaly; Arkansas is a preview. For every $4 million quarterback that signs with a Power Four school, will there be a tennis player, a swimmer, a gymnast, someone who did everything right, losing their sport entirely?
collegesportswire.usatoday.c…
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A group of 18 Nebraska football players has retained counsel and poses the first serious challenge to the CSC’s NIL Go clearinghouse over rejected NIL deals, sources tell @YahooSports.
As an arbitration hearing nears, eligibility & millions are at stake - yhoo.it/47Cexue
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Here’s Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua’s entire White House address concerning the state of college athletics.
He called the landscape a “runaway financial train” that’s nearing a point of “no return.”
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College Athletics is at a structural inflection point.
From the Arena, Not the Sidelines: College Athletics is Running Out of Time
Read: uofl.me/4b23Xhl
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Kind of a contrast to what the NCAA was saying back in March 2025 when pushing back against objections to House settlement roster limits...
These attempts to sidestep NCAA rules and recruit individuals who have finished their time in college or signed NBA contracts are taking away opportunities from high school students. A judge ordering the NCAA let a former NBA player take the court Saturday against actual college student-athletes is exactly why Congress must step in and empower college sports to enforce our eligibility rules.
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Title IX Under Fire - House v. NCAA: College Athletes Speak Out on the House Settlement with Attorney Leigh Ernst Friestedt.
Read more or register here: conta.cc/45w7BxS
#TitleIX #NCAA #CollegeAthletics
