Anonymous
04/19/2026 21:57
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/ncaa-proposing-major-changes-to-eligibility-rules-including-age-limits-121509806.html
Summary - NCAA is considering a rule that limits eligibility to 5 full years after high school graduation or 19th bday, whichever comes first. The current rule gives a 5 year clock without regard to age or year of high school graduation.
There are some exceptions for circumstances like pregnancy or military service.
I don't understand how this helps. My kid started kindergarten on time and is going to graduate from high school at 17 and start college at 17. Redshirted kids will be 19 and starting college. How does this rule help?
Help what? It’s not meant to help your 17 year old kid, it’s meant to limit how much money kids can earn from college sports since you have kids in their 7th year of college earning millions (some of whom won’t have as lucrative pro careers…or maybe no pro career).
Anonymous
04/19/2026 21:14
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/ncaa-proposing-major-changes-to-eligibility-rules-including-age-limits-121509806.html
Summary - NCAA is considering a rule that limits eligibility to 5 full years after high school graduation or 19th bday, whichever comes first. The current rule gives a 5 year clock without regard to age or year of high school graduation.
There are some exceptions for circumstances like pregnancy or military service.
I don't understand how this helps. My kid started kindergarten on time and is going to graduate from high school at 17 and start college at 17. Redshirted kids will be 19 and starting college. How does this rule help?
This only really affects certain sports. Most male hockey players play juniors before college. That means that freshman hockey players are generally starting school around age 21.
Anonymous
04/19/2026 20:05
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
Anonymous wrote:https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/ncaa-proposing-major-changes-to-eligibility-rules-including-age-limits-121509806.html
Summary - NCAA is considering a rule that limits eligibility to 5 full years after high school graduation or 19th bday, whichever comes first. The current rule gives a 5 year clock without regard to age or year of high school graduation.
There are some exceptions for circumstances like pregnancy or military service.
I don't understand how this helps. My kid started kindergarten on time and is going to graduate from high school at 17 and start college at 17. Redshirted kids will be 19 and starting college. How does this rule help?
Anonymous
04/19/2026 19:33
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Couldn’t possibly care less. It’s all just basically pro sports now anyway.
Would you be okay with your 13 or 14 year old daughter being in school with 19 and 20 year old boys?
Horrible analogy
Why? There are 20 year old men in school with 14 year old girls. Hopefully they aren’t dating them, but they coexist in high school together.
Anonymous
04/19/2026 18:55
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
Anonymous wrote:Reclassing should never be allowed.
I went to school with so many athletes who turned 20 when they graduated. It's insanity
20?? I finished my junior year of college at age 20. Are people really holding kids back multiple years?
Anonymous
04/15/2026 14:25
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
Reclassing should never be allowed.
I went to school with so many athletes who turned 20 when they graduated. It's insanity
I went to school with so many athletes who turned 20 when they graduated. It's insanity
Anonymous
04/15/2026 10:56
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Couldn’t possibly care less. It’s all just basically pro sports now anyway.
Would you be okay with your 13 or 14 year old daughter being in school with 19 and 20 year old boys?
Horrible analogy
Anonymous
04/15/2026 04:23
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
Anonymous wrote:Couldn’t possibly care less. It’s all just basically pro sports now anyway.
Would you be okay with your 13 or 14 year old daughter being in school with 19 and 20 year old boys?
Anonymous
04/15/2026 04:19
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
Should be 5 years after the 18th birthday. 19 year olds are way too common in high school sports. Athletes are graduating high school after turning 20 now.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 23:02
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
Couldn’t possibly care less. It’s all just basically pro sports now anyway.
Anonymous
04/13/2026 11:42
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
I am for it if all the D1 college coaches are fine with capping the highest salary at like $1MM per year.
Anonymous
04/12/2026 10:13
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
Anonymous wrote:I am all for it. The “reclassing” madness is out of hand.
+1
Anonymous
04/12/2026 09:49
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
That stinks. We won’t have anymore moves like “necessary roughness.”
Anonymous
04/11/2026 21:25
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
I am all for it. The “reclassing” madness is out of hand.
Anonymous
04/10/2026 14:08
Subject: NCAA considering eligibility rule that addresses rampant redshirting
https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/ncaa-proposing-major-changes-to-eligibility-rules-including-age-limits-121509806.html
Summary - NCAA is considering a rule that limits eligibility to 5 full years after high school graduation or 19th bday, whichever comes first. The current rule gives a 5 year clock without regard to age or year of high school graduation.
There are some exceptions for circumstances like pregnancy or military service.
Summary - NCAA is considering a rule that limits eligibility to 5 full years after high school graduation or 19th bday, whichever comes first. The current rule gives a 5 year clock without regard to age or year of high school graduation.
There are some exceptions for circumstances like pregnancy or military service.