5 in 5

[bballfan03]

NCAA approved the 5 in 5 effective this Fall.

Players will have 5 consecutive years to complete 5 seasons if eligibility starting with full time enrollment or the academic year after their 19th birthday.

No more medical/injury redshirt. Redshirt only possible for materntiy/paternity, religious or military.

[Columbuseer]

NCAA approved the 5 in 5 effective this Fall.

Players will have 5 consecutive years to complete 5 seasons if eligibility starting with full time enrollment or the academic year after their 19th birthday.

No more medical/injury redshirt. Redshirt only possible for materntiy/paternity, religious or military.

My understanding is that this rule applies only to D1.

[bballfan03]

My understanding is that this rule applies only to D1.

Oh I didnt see that. Article just said NCAA.. didnt list divisions

[bballfan03]

My understanding is that this rule applies only to D1.

So NCAA approved it in general but D1 Cabinet is only one to have officially adopted it yet.

[Bballfan]

Correct. D1 only.

Now I can assume with this, you could have some D2 athletes play four years in D1, then hop up and play a year of D1?

[bballfan03]

Correct. D1 only.

Now I can assume with this, you could have some D2 athletes play four years in D1, then hop up and play a year of D1?

I mean per the wording, yes, dependent on their age. D1 Clock starts with Full time enrollment or first academic year after 19th birthday.

So realistically if a kid doesnt turn 18 until after semester starts, it should be:
17 D2
18 D2
19 D2
20 D2 (D1 clock starts)
21 D1
22 D1
23 D1
24 D1

Hey thatd be a hell of an incentive to stay at D2 for a while :) lol

[IUPbigINDIANS]

If we get more than two seasons out of a player that's a win. Chances are if they have any level of early success they will be gone.

Thinking a kid would be at one of our programs for (5) years seems like a pipe dream (aside from the walk on types).

[iupgroundhog]

NCAA approved the 5 in 5 effective this Fall.

Players will have 5 consecutive years to complete 5 seasons if eligibility starting with full time enrollment or the academic year after their 19th birthday.

No more medical/injury redshirt. Redshirt only possible for materntiy/paternity, religious or military.

Medical redshirts seem like a totally legitimate thing to me.

[Columbuseer]

FYI
re d2 current stance on 5 in 5 rule.

”
At the 2026 NCAA Convention, the Division II Executive Board voted to send the proposal for five seasons of competition within 10 semesters or 15 quarters back to the governance structure for further review, rather than approving it immediately. This decision followed clear opposition from the national Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). If the referral is approved by the membership, the Executive Board is expected to report back in time to sponsor legislation for the 2028 NCAA Convention.

In contrast, Division I advanced a different "5-in-5" age-based eligibility model in April 2026, which would grant up to five years of eligibility starting after a student-athlete turns 19 or graduates high school, with implementation likely for the 2026-27 academic year.

[IUP24]

Medical redshirts seem like a totally legitimate thing to me.

I thought that too and firmly believe it. Then I thought that life's not fair, and that's the harsh reality of life. Partially think that young people today in this college age bracket need a dose of that reality from time to time. And with how this is all handled and being adjudicated, you have to slam the door shut on it. All of it.

Unfortunately given the nature of how this all works, if you allow any threshold of medical redshirts, you're opening the floodgates for legal suits. Some player advocate mega-lawyer like that ambulance chaser Darren Heitner will try to stretch the definition of medical redshirt.

• Billy was struggling mentally, so his performance slipped and he was benched for the second half of the season, which cost him earning potential. He sues for a medical redshirt on the basis of battling a mental illness.
• Mikey had a sprained ankle and tried to play through it. His performance on the field suffered and he wasn't sought after for brand deals or rev share dollars via his athletic department.
• Etc.

Most - not all, but certainly most - of these court cases always have the underlying caveat of "the NCAA is taking away my earning potential in a free-market economy." The lawyers and player attempt to state, "who is the NCAA to determine I can't play college sports in an effort to make a living." So when you have a door slightly ajar to appease on the basis of "fair," all of these scumbag lawyers are going to bust that door wide open.

[Columbuseer]

I thought that too and firmly believe it. Then I thought that life's not fair, and that's the harsh reality of life. Partially think that young people today in this college age bracket need a dose of that reality from time to time. And with how this is all handled and being adjudicated, you have to slam the door shut on it. All of it.

Unfortunately given the nature of how this all works, if you allow any threshold of medical redshirts, you're opening the floodgates for legal suits. Some player advocate mega-lawyer like that ambulance chaser Darren Heitner will try to stretch the definition of medical redshirt.

• Billy was struggling mentally, so his performance slipped and he was benched for the second half of the season, which cost him earning potential. He sues for a medical redshirt on the basis of battling a mental illness.
• Mikey had a sprained ankle and tried to play through it. His performance on the field suffered and he wasn't sought after for brand deals or rev share dollars via his athletic department.
• Etc.

Most - not all, but certainly most - of these court cases always have the underlying caveat of "the NCAA is taking away my earning potential in a free-market economy." The lawyers and player attempt to state, "who is the NCAA to determine I can't play college sports in an effort to make a living." So when you have a door slightly ajar to appease on the basis of "fair," all of these scumbag lawyers are going to bust that door wide open.

good points. Medical redshirt is a Pandora’s box.
There were a lot of rumors swirling about Tucker devries injury at wvu, who went to Indiana U with his dad after the medical redshirt.

[bballfan03]

Medical redshirts seem like a totally legitimate thing to me.

Redshirts will not extend the 5 year period. If you redshirt you just lose the year. Medical wasnt listed as an option.

[iupgroundhog]

Redshirts will not extend the 5 year period. If you redshirt you just lose the year. Medical wasnt listed as an option.

I think that sucks. Let's say you RS as a true freshman, compete for 3 years and then get hurt going into your final year of eligibility. That's your career.

[bballfan03]

I think that sucks. Let's say you RS as a true freshman, compete for 3 years and then get hurt going into your final year of eligibility. That's your career.

It does suck, but i agree with it more than the guys who have been suing and playing 7 years.

[bballfan03]

I think that sucks. Let's say you RS as a true freshman, compete for 3 years and then get hurt going into your final year of eligibility. That's your career.

There wont be the possibility to "redshirt" - you literally just dont play. Which is going to make kids go where they can play immediately and not where they can redshirt a year and leave. I think itll help D2 a bit. Instead of going to a low D1 and not playing, they may go D2 and play immediately.