five in five years eligibility proposed
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2026 5:47 pm
NCAA president Charlie Baker is pushing a sweeping 'five-in-five' eligibility reform that would give athletes five years from high school graduation or age 19 to compete, replacing the current four-seasons-in-five-years rule.
Under the concept, athletes both domestically and internationally would “fall under an age-based window of five years to compete beginning upon high-school graduation or when they turn 19 years old.” Baker said, “The goal here was to come up with something that was a lot simpler and sort of familiar.”
A formal vote could come as soon as mid-May, with potential implementation the following month
Richard's dad chimed in on this
Jeff Goodman
Rick Pitino to @TheFieldOf68
if NCAA grants everyone a 5th year of eligibility - including this senior class.
“It would be pure chaos. Most teams have used 80% of their NIL. Next year makes sense. Now don't get me wrong, I would love to have my seniors back but our NIL is just about finished. … Unless Mike (Repole) wins the Derby lol.”
Flip could have another year, but Tre would probably not. Maybe Flip would play for split the pot percentage
Under the concept, athletes both domestically and internationally would “fall under an age-based window of five years to compete beginning upon high-school graduation or when they turn 19 years old.” Baker said, “The goal here was to come up with something that was a lot simpler and sort of familiar.”
A formal vote could come as soon as mid-May, with potential implementation the following month
Richard's dad chimed in on this
Jeff Goodman
Rick Pitino to @TheFieldOf68
if NCAA grants everyone a 5th year of eligibility - including this senior class.
“It would be pure chaos. Most teams have used 80% of their NIL. Next year makes sense. Now don't get me wrong, I would love to have my seniors back but our NIL is just about finished. … Unless Mike (Repole) wins the Derby lol.”
Flip could have another year, but Tre would probably not. Maybe Flip would play for split the pot percentage