INDIANAPOLIS, Ind — The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Council adopted emergency legislation allowing some fall sport midyear enrollees to compete during the 2020-21 academic year in limited circumstances. The Council met virtually Thursday, October 29.
The decision applies to midyear enrollees who plan to compete in the Football Championship Subdivision and other fall sports. The legislation supersedes an earlier decision to prohibit participation by midyear enrollees. Football Bowl Subdivision student-athletes are not included because they are not conducting their fall seasons in the spring.
To qualify for spring competition, freshmen who enroll at midyear must have graduated in the spring or summer of 2020 and made a written commitment to a school indicating intent to enroll in the fall 2020 term.
If a transfer engaged in competition in the fall or winter term of 2020, the student-athlete is not eligible to compete at the new school in spring 2021. Additionally, fall sport student-athletes who graduate in the fall term of 2020 are not eligible to compete in spring 2021.
The legislation is intended to address roster attrition and management issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Release courtesy National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
