Thomas Castellanos Sues NCAA for Transfer Portal Access After 2022 Eligibility Waiver
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 6
Thomas Castellanos Sues NCAA for Transfer Portal Access After 2022 Eligibility Waiver
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 6
Summary
Thomas Castellanos is seeking a court injunction that would let him enter the NCAA transfer portal outside its normal window, after a Colorado ruling restored 2022 athletes' eligibility but did not reopen portal access.
The former Florida State quarterback says that gap leaves him unable to use the extra season effectively unless a judge grants a separate portal window while the NCAA appeals last week's blanket waiver order.
Castellanos played only 5 games at UCF in 2022, later transferred from Boston College to Florida State, and in 2025 threw for 2,760 yards and 15 touchdowns while adding 9 rushing scores.
The case adds to a growing wave of lawsuits over the NCAA's five-years-for-five-seasons model, which excluded the 2022 recruiting class and has triggered repeated injunctions across the country.
Fall camps are already underway, leaving coaches to weigh limited roster spots and late additions as courts, rather than the NCAA, increasingly shape eligibility decisions.