NCAA Granting Fifth Year to Class of 2022 Athletes

A federal judge granted a class-wide injunction requiring the NCAA to give an extra year of eligibility to athletes who graduated high school in 2022 and exhausted their four years.

The ruling could open a chaotic transfer portal window and reshape college sports.

Judges in Tennessee and Colorado issued rulings providing 30 basketball players with a fifth season of eligibility and preventing the NCAA from blocking their entry into the transfer portal.

The decision adds to the growing legal challenges facing the NCAA's amateurism model.