Roster Limit Objection

One year ago, the NCAA blindsided college athletics with unprecedented roster limits. Thousands of student-athletes lost opportunities as coaches were put in the terrible position of cutting and/or de-committing players. Then AFTER the damage was done, the NCAA introduced the “Designated Student Athlete” designation as a way to let some athletes stay without counting against roster limits. But many programs had already made painful decisions because coaches were told the limits were coming and tried to give athletes as much notice as possible. Now we are about to do this AGAIN. The NCAA is expected to approve a 5th year of eligibility next month — after most programs have already recruited their 2027 classes based on the CURRENT rules and CURRENT roster limits. In women’s soccer, we already operate under a restrictive 28-player cap. You cannot recruit for FOUR classes for years, then suddenly force programs to fit FIVE classes onto the same roster without student-athletes paying the price. Because when seniors stay, someone else loses a spot. More cuts. More decommitments. More athletes caught in the middle of ever-changing rules they had nothing to do with. College recruiting happens YEARS in advance. Families and athletes make life-changing decisions based on the rules in place at the time. If 5th years are approved, they should all be classified as DSAs so as to not count against roster limits. Otherwise the NCAA is about to repeat the exact same disaster all over again. #StopChangingTheRules #HereWeGoAgain #DSAThe5thYears

Changing NCAA rules to allow athletes to play 5 seasons is going to have major effects on both incoming and current college athletes now that roster limits are a thing. There will be cuts. This is a common sense proposal to lessen the harm to athletes.👇

Wondering if the NCAA and @CharlieBakerMA have realized the implementation of the 5th year coupled with Roster limits (28 is not fair and equitable for soccer) WILL result in players being cut since most women’s soccer programs have already finished recruiting their HS class of 2027 WITHOUT FACTORING IN 5th years! Will you be granting DSA status to those declaring 5th years so they won’t count against roster limits? If not it seems we’re facing the same lawsuits created when athletes unfairly lost spots when roster limits were mandated. #DSA #RosterLimits #NCAAEligibility

The inevitable cannibalization of college athletics is here…Arkansas is not an anomaly; Arkansas is a preview. For every $4 million quarterback that signs with a Power Four school, will there be a tennis player, a swimmer, a gymnast, someone who did everything right, losing their sport entirely? collegesportswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/c…

Notre Dame has revealed its final sport-specific leprechaun of the year: Golf ⛳️

A group of 18 Nebraska football players has retained counsel and poses the first serious challenge to the CSC’s NIL Go clearinghouse over rejected NIL deals, sources tell @YahooSports. As an arbitration hearing nears, eligibility & millions are at stake - yhoo.it/47Cexue

@tbhorka Let's remember Notre Dame was the ONLY school to protect all of their athletes from the unfair roster cuts due to the House Settlement. Once again leading the way.

Here’s Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua’s entire White House address concerning the state of college athletics. He called the landscape a “runaway financial train” that’s nearing a point of “no return.”

College Athletics is at a structural inflection point. From the Arena, Not the Sidelines: College Athletics is Running Out of Time Read: uofl.me/4b23Xhl

Kind of a contrast to what the NCAA was saying back in March 2025 when pushing back against objections to House settlement roster limits...

Title IX Under Fire - House v. NCAA: College Athletes Speak Out on the House Settlement with Attorney Leigh Ernst Friestedt. Read more or register here: conta.cc/45w7BxS #TitleIX #NCAA #CollegeAthletics

@dennisdoddcbs The only aspect of the injunctive relief settlement portion of the House case that seems to have survived are the unfair trade restraining roster limits that the NCAA unnecessarily imposed upon sports, which kicked thousands of athletes off rosters across the country.

.....but many of them -- hundreds, if not thousands -- across multiple sports would be casualties of roster math...... espn.com/college-sports…

Great article. Notre Dame always does the right thing, and it’s one of the few places where values still mean something. Reminder, last year Notre Dame was the ONLY school that stood by all of its athletes and protected them from the roster cuts allowed under the House Settlement.

Great article. Notre Dame always does the right thing, and it’s one of the few places where values still mean something. Reminder, last year Notre Dame was the ONLY school that stood by all of its athletes and protected them from the roster cuts allowed under the House Settlement. #GoIrish

@stoolpresidente That makes no sense.

As I’ve been saying from Day 1 it’s really simple. Both BYU and Bama should be in the playoffs despite both getting crushed today. You shouldn’t penalize teams for playing an extra championship game against stop 5 teams. You shouldn’t reward Miami and ND for not playing.

NEW for @Sportico: Gracelyn Laudermilch—who stole the show at April’s first House v. NCAA fairness hearing—will (virtually) return to Judge Wilken’s courtroom for Thursday’s second hearing. Why the @Liberty_XCTF runner is still objecting to settlement: sportico.com/leagues/colleg…

ARTICLE ON #HOUSEVSNCAA APPEALS For those who asked, here's the @McCannSportsLaw article I mentioned in my prior tweet: sportico.com/law/analysis/2…