West Virginia Football Players Challenge NCAA Eligibility Rule in Court for Extra Year

Two West Virginia University football players, Jordan Scruggs and Eddie Kelly Jr., are pursuing temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions against the NCAA to secure an additional year of eligibility. This challenge arises from the NCAA's new '5 for 5' age-based eligibility rule, which grants a fifth year over five seasons but currently excludes athletes whose eligibility concluded by spring 2026.