The NCAA gives every fall-sport athlete an extra year of eligibility
On August 21, 2020, the NCAA Board of Governors approved a measure that will grant an extra year of eligibility to all fall sports athletes.
Joe Castiglione, Oklahoma athletic director
I think the most forgiving, flexible plan would be the best
Day by day
- Aug 18, 2020Cincinnati’s coach said he did not know there would be any one way that would be fair.
- Aug 21, 20203 days laterThe National Football Post wrote that the Big Ten and Pac-12 were among the leagues not playing football in the autumn.
- Same dayThe board’s acting chair said the NCAA wanted to provide opportunities whenever possible.
The day
Aug 21, 2020
What will happen with the eligibility of fall sports athletes heading into an uncertain season already impacted by the pandemic?
Reaction
Aug 18 to Aug 21, 2020
Worries about the effects
Luke Fickell, Cincinnati head coach
I don’t know there’s going to be any one way that will be fair.
Reports without taking a side
The Big Ten and Pac-12 are among the leagues that won’t play football or other sports in the autumn.
The NCAA Board of Governors took a landmark step on Friday by approving a measure that will grant an extra year of eligibility to all fall sports athletes.
The NCAA’s own words
Denise Trauth, acting board chair and president of Texas State
We want to provide opportunities for student-athletes whenever possible. We understand it will be complicated and different, and we’re not certain how it will look.
Related
The 2020 season in the pandemic
- Aug 11, 2020The Big Ten postpones fall football, then restores it
- Aug 11, 2020The Pac-12 postpones football, then votes to play
- The NCAA’s extra year of eligibility for fall athletesThis page
- Nov 7, 2020Notre Dame 47, Clemson 40
- Dec 9, 2020The Big Ten drops its six-game rule
Sources
News and releases
- KDKA Radio, Aug 18, 2020
“Mulligan: Extra year of NCAA eligibility for fall athletes?”
CBS Sports, Aug 21, 2020“NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility”
National Football Post, Aug 21, 2020“NCAA grants fall athletes extra year of eligibility”
A statement of the NCAA board’s acting chair, as quoted by the National Football Post