UConn Coach Hurley Slams NCAA Eligibility Extension After Colorado Injunction
UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley said on August eighth that recent court rulings and a pending NCAA rule change threatening to extend eligibility for recent graduates could undermine college basketball. The comments followed a July thirty-first preliminary injunction by U. S.
District Judge Charlotte Sweeney in Colorado that restored a fifth year of eligibility for athletes who graduated high school in 2022. The ruling applied only to that class and did not affect transfer rules or scholarship limits, prompting the NCAA to announce an appeal and consider a blanket waiver for the 2026-27 season. Coaches and programs have been assessing roster and scholarship implications as preseason camps begin.