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Judge issues ruling that immediately makes all Class of 2022 athletes eligibile for 2026-27 - That would include Meta & AJ Smith.

Corey Thomas, too.

Valley Recruits

Here are the 17 players who were part of this lawsuit that were granted a temporary injunction today, thus making them eligible for an extra season. They can either return to their previous school or enter the transfer portal.- www.x.com/TheFieldOf68/status/2083296587153805525 At least one was a...
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Da Coach said:
.....Bradley does not have enough open scholarships as of now, and probably that is the case with most schools.
Even if the NCAA waived the scholarship limit for one year to accommodate the addition of all these players affected, that would only create more problems. Schools' rosters could explode to 18, 19, 20 or more. Some schools may not want every eligible player back. Some returning seniors might want the opportunity to transfer, since they weren't able to take part in the transfer portal window at the time it was open (April 7-21). And other players already on schools' rosters might be crowded out and also want a chance to transfer now. So then the NCAA might have to reopen the transfer portal and it would start a recruiting feeding frenzy for coaches to recruit these newly eligible players.
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the early opinions being expressed are that all the DI coaches who "played by the rules" and have now built their rosters,
or who have utilized all their scholarships - they are kinda screwed - while the coaches who lagged behind and have open scholarships
or coaches who will be willing to yank scholarships and boot the guys at the bottom of the roster - those guys will have a field day with
all the suddenly eligible, talented veteran players who are going to flood the market.
The only fair thing for NCAA to do is to issue waivers so the 5th year guys don't count against scholarship limits.

But most people are quite sure that NCAA is going to immediately appeal to a higher court and ask for an emergency stay in allowing this injunction.

FWIW- lots of other top talent from the MVC are also now suddenly eligible for 2026-27...
Murray State's Fred King, UNI's Trey Campbell, Jalen Quinn, Murray State's Javon Jackson, Prince Aligbe, Indiana State's Xavier Hall...former Drake player Tavion Banks

Plus kids Bradley was previously recruiting -

Da Coach said:
Bradley coaches really wanted that kid a couple years ago, Brody Robinson of Garden City CC, but he committed to UT-Arlington. Then he transferred to Oakland for his senior year.
Stats- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/stats/_/id/5107377/brody-robinson
https://twitter.com/x/status/1768353921209172262
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Da Coach said:
And I don't see anything in the injunction that relates to roster size. So teams (or maybe the NCAA) will have to somehow work that out.
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This well-known source (same one you quoted 11 posts above this one) that is geared towards recruits says
the judge's ruling PROHIBITS the NCAA from enforceing roster limits - thus giving schools the right to sign anyone they want.

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yoda said:
This well-known source (same one you quoted 11 posts above this one) that is geared towards recruits says
the judge's ruling PROHIBITS the NCAA from enforceing roster limits - thus giving schools the right to sign anyone they want.

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That was based on someone's misinterpretation of the judge's ruling. It does not prohibit the NCAA from enforcing roster limits.
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Note that the above article states:
In an order Sunday clarifying her decision, Sweeney wrote the injunction only grants athletes in the class a fifth year, per court documents. It does not enjoin transfer rules, roster caps or rev-share caps, part of the House settlement agreement.
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One key question is whether players will be able to leave their former programs if there is no roster space. The NCAA ghost transfer rules, which include penalties for adding players outside of the transfer portal window, stand in place.
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