INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) posted an update regarding an age-based eligibility model.
If adopted, the age-based eligibility model would replace current eligibility rules in Division I, instead allowing student-athletes up to five years of competition within their chosen sport during a five-year window that begins the academic year following their high school graduation or their 19th birthday, whichever occurs first.
Under the age-based model, waivers would no longer be available to extend eligibility, with exceptions for pregnancy, official religious missions and active-duty military service, provided the student-athlete does not participate in organized competition.
Sport-specific exceptions and grace periods are not expected.
The NCAA Division I Cabinet will continue its review of the age-based collegiate eligibility model during its June 5 meeting and is scheduled to take action on the model as emergency legislation during its June 23-24 meetings.
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