Under the NCAA’s age-based model, redshirts and medical hardship waivers are eliminated – with three exceptions and a transition rule that keeps the old system alive for current athletes.
The NCAA 5-for-5 rule fully starts in fall 2027. Here’s how 2026 enrollees, current athletes and 2025-26 finishers are treated – and where court orders fit.
The NCAA 5-for-5 rule is really an age-based five-year window: how the clock starts, who can play five seasons, what’s eliminated and who gets left out.
The College Football Hall of Fame is older than the Pro Football Hall of Fame, larger by enrollment, and far harder to enter by the numbers: more than 5.9 million people have played or coached college football, and fewer than 1,400 have been enshrined — roughly two-hundredths of one percent. Founded by the National Football … Read more
The early signing period is when college football recruiting actually ends. Created in 2017 as a December alternative to February’s traditional National Signing Day, it flipped the calendar within a few cycles: the overwhelming majority of FBS recruits now sign in the early window, and February — once the sport’s biggest offseason day — has … Read more
NIL collectives are the organizations that turned name, image, and likeness rights into college football’s player-payment system. When the NCAA lifted its NIL ban on July 1, 2021, the theory was endorsement deals — a car dealership ad here, a jersey sale there. What actually emerged were collectives: donor-funded organizations, formally independent of the universities, … Read more
In the world of college sports, the term “preferred walk-on” often comes up when discussing an athlete’s potential path to joining a team. A preferred walk-on is a player who is not offered an athletic scholarship but is guaranteed a spot on the team roster. These athletes don’t receive financial assistance but are given the … Read more
Legion Report’s College Football & Betting Guru, Justin Smith, talks Week 2 College Football matchups with Team1010 KXPS The Daily Blender in Palm Springs, California. In this segment, Smith gives us his picks for Stanford vs. USC, Michigan State vs. Oregon, Michigan vs. Notre Dame and his College Football Playoff Prediction.
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Spring practice is over and there are many major programs that still have undecided quarterbacks to lead their teams. Headed into spring there are many quarterback battles that are going to have national title implications. Alabama, Texas A&M, and LSU have yet to name a starting quarterback. Clemson, USC, and Texas named theirs during Media … Read more