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NCAA panel approves new eligibility rules giving Division I athletes 5 years to play 5 seasons

NCAA panel approves new eligibility rules giving Division I athletes 5 years to play 5 seasons
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Eager to lessen the chaos of the transfer portal era, the NCAA approved a new eligibility model for Division I athletes on Tuesday that will allow five seasons of competition over a five-year period that begins with their full-time enrollment or the academic year following their 19th birthday, wh...

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