Dallas Judge Blocks SEC Ban on 41 Former Pros Returning to College Sports
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Updated · USA TODAY · Aug 27
Dallas Judge Blocks SEC Ban on 41 Former Pros Returning to College Sports
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Aug 27
Summary
A Dallas order bars the NCAA, the SEC and commissioner Greg Sankey from stopping 41 athletes — including current NFL players Jordan Hudson, Wesley Bissainthe and Omari Evans — from returning to college competition.
The ruling came days after the SEC adopted a policy punishing schools that sign former professional players, part of a broader Power Four push to keep ex-pros off college rosters.
Hoffman wrote that athletes who would have remained eligible the next semester under a fifth year should be eligible now, tying the dispute to the NCAA's new 5-for-5 rule and a Colorado ruling extending relief to the class of 2022.
The order is the first to specifically name a conference in blocking such restrictions, and it lands with SEC football eight days away as roster questions persist at schools including LSU.