Lawyer Challenges NCAA Eligibility Rules for Older Football Players: A Legal Battle for Fairness and OpportunityA lawyer representing Heisman Trophy runner-up Diego Pavia and twenty-six other football players is fighting against NCAA eligibility rules, citing the recent decision to let an NBA draft pick return to college basketball as proof of unfairness. The goal is to allow these former junior college players to compete in Division One football through 2026 and 2027. The lawyer argues its hypocritical for the NCAA to grant NBA players four years while blocking older junior college transfers. Pavia, who plans to enter the NFL draft, is fighting the suit to help others. The NCAAs clock starts at any college, giving athletes five years for four seasons, even from non-Division One schools. The legal battle highlights growing challenges to NCAA rules, with more lawsuits over eligibility and redshirting in the works.

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