A Texas judge issued a temporary restraining order against the NCAA, the SEC and commissioner Greg Sankey on Thursday, granting more than 40 plaintiffs a fifth year of eligibility to play college sports in the first major court ruling against an individual conference.Multiple active NFL rookies are among the group now permitted to play college sports this season, if they choose and if a school is willing to take them and challenge rules passed by each of the Power 4 conferences earlier this week.A Dallas County judge ruled the NCAA and SEC “are hereby temporarily restrained and enjoined from NCAA Bylaw 12.6, or any other NCAA or SEC bylaw or rule, to preclude Plaintiffs from competing in NCAA Division I athletics during the 2026-2027 season on the basis that Plaintiffs have already competed in four seasons of competition,” according to the order.The order, which only lasts 14 days, sets up another hearing Sept. 11, unless the NCAA and/or SEC come before the court to provide another reason to declare the players ineligible.
TEXAS TRO – This afternoon after getting out of trial in Dallas, Ryan had a TRO hearing which the NCAA appeared for and oral argument was heard. The TRO was granted against the NCAA, SEC and Sankey. pic.twitter.com/DLREThSU0l
