Fifteen college basketball players filed a lawsuit in Ohio on Wednesday “seeking to prevent the NCAA from enforcing new rules” around playing eligibility. Division I college athletes now will be allowed to compete in five seasons over five years. Previously, athletes could play four seasons within five years and were allowed to sit out for a “redshirt” year. Attorneys for the 15 players are “seeking an injunction that would block the NCAA from preventing them from playing during the 2026-27 season.” Ryan Downton of The Texas Trial Group, who is “heading the litigation,” said the lawsuit is “the first of five he expects to file in different states surrounding the issue.” The lawsuit says that the rules “unfairly exclude athletes who graduated from high school in 2022, even though those athletes are within five years of enrolling in college for the first time” (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 6/24).
CBB players file first lawsuit against new NCAA eligibility rules
