NCAA Appeals 2022 Class Injunction, Fights Extra-Season Eligibility Lawsuits
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 12
NCAA Appeals 2022 Class Injunction, Fights Extra-Season Eligibility Lawsuits
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 12
Summary
The NCAA said Tuesday it will keep defending its decision to exclude the 2022 recruiting class from its new five-years-for-five-seasons eligibility model rather than grant a blanket waiver.
A Colorado injunction currently lets 2022-class athletes join rosters if spots are available, but the NCAA has asked the Tenth Circuit for an emergency stay and to permanently reverse the order.
The appeals court set an expedited schedule: athletes must respond by Aug. 14, and the NCAA must file its reply by Aug. 17; the injunction remains in effect for now.
The dispute has spread across multiple states, with separate injunctions in places including Tennessee and Ohio also affecting transfer-portal access, while coaches cited by plaintiffs' lawyer Ryan Downton largely back the athletes.
At stake is whether the NCAA can keep the 2022 class outside a rule that effectively grants five seasons in five years, a fight that could reshape roster limits and eligibility across college sports.