When the NCAA released a statement last week harping on its decision to not grant a blanket-waiver to members of the 2022 class that were left out of conversation regarding the new 'five-for-five' eligibility guidelines, the floodgates were opened for athletes who felt as though they were being kicked to the curb.NFL To NCAA? Courtroom Chaos Is Giving Pro Athletes A Bizarre Path Back To College, And It's Only Just BegunOn Friday morning, the Tenth Circuit court granted the NCAA its motion for a 'stay', which puts a pause on athletes using the blanket waiver granted by Judge Sweeney to athletes from the 2022 class that had a year of eligibility left.Although this puts a little bit of the chaos on hold, there will now be a further influx of lawsuits filed in state court, who have been presenting different arguments in their filings.NCAA IGNORED THE WARNINGS.NOW IT'S FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL IN COURTROOMS ACROSS AMERICA OVER ELIGIBILITYWhile the NCAA should see this as a win, the cases against them will only increase from here, now that we have witnessed plaintiffs winning more often at the lower levels.FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, The national office of the NCAA in Indianapolis is viewed.
The NCAA will permit spring sport athletes _ such as baseball, softball and lacrosse players _ who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus outbreak to have an additional year of eligibility.The NCAA Division I Council voted Monday, March 30, 2020, to give spring sport athletes regardless of their year in school a way to get back the season they lost, but did not guarantee financial aid to the current crop of seniors if they return to play next year.
(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) Those same athletes who were being denied an extra season of competition, based on the NCAA's decision to exclude them, began filing lawsuits in courtrooms from California to South Carolina, arguing they should receive the same benefits as those covered under the new eligibility structur...