10th Circuit reverses fifth-season order for Division I athletes
The appeals court found the athletes’ proposed market across all Division I sports lacked evidentiary support, while leaving other antitrust questions open.
The appeals court found the athletes’ proposed market across all Division I sports lacked evidentiary support, while leaving other antitrust questions open.
The NCAA’s new Division I framework replaces sport-specific seasons-of-competition rules with an age-based model that allows up to five years of eligibility for certain incoming athletes.
The NCAA’s new Division I eligibility framework took effect Aug. 1, creating a five-year, five-season model for athletes enrolling in fall 2026 and later while leaving separate transfer, roster and revenue-sharing rules unchanged.