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Five college football players sue the NCAA for a fifth year of eligibility, citing antitrust violations.
Five college football players from power-conference schools—Vanderbilt’s Langston Patterson and Wisconsin’s Nathanial Vakos, Lance Mason, and Nick Levy, along with Nebraska’s Kevin Gallic—are seeking a federal preliminary injunction to play a fifth season in 2026, arguing the NCAA’s five-year eligibility rule violates antitrust laws.
All five played four seasons without redshirting and claim they were denied the option to preserve eligibility, citing team needs and academic goals.
Their lawsuit, seeking class-action status and involving potentially thousands of athletes across sports, builds on prior rulings like the one allowing Diego Pavia to play in 2024.
The NCAA and major conference commissioners oppose the request, asserting the rules are essential to maintaining academic integrity in college athletics.
A federal judge questioned the broader impact of granting the injunction, while players’ attorneys highlighted past court findings that the NCAA has violated antitrust laws.
The decision could affect team rosters ahead of the January 2 transfer portal opening.
Cinco jugadores de fútbol americano universitario demandaron a la NCAA por un quinto año de elegibilidad, citando violaciones de la ley antimonopolio.