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.On Friday, a judge in Louisiana made a similar, expected move, adding the SEC and Sankey to an existing TRO in the first eligibility case involving players on NFL training camp rosters seeking a path back to college football.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 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.