TAMPA, Fla - This week, former Texas Longhorns offensive lineman Cole Hutson moved closer to a return to the field.
According to multiple reports, Hutson has been granted a temporary restraining order in his battle with the NCAA. The order would allow Hutson to resume football activities in preparation for the 2026 season.
Attempts Thursday by the American-Statesman to reach Hutson's attorney, David Ovard, were not successful. Ovard, though, did tell 247Sports that "the court is granting the temporary restraining order and setting the injunction for a hearing, and we are working on this date."
More: How NCAA's 5-year eligibility rule could affect Texas football, other college programs
At the heart of this legal saga is the NCAA's eligibility model that was reworked earlier this summer. The NCAA now permits five years of eligibility for all of its athletes, but a participant's eligibility clock now begins no later than the academic year following their 19th birthday. This overrode the previous rule of college athletics, which allowed four years of eligibility but did not penalize redshirts, delayed entries and other situations that may warrant a waiver.
#texas #Football
According to multiple reports, Hutson has been granted a temporary restraining order in his battle with the NCAA. The order would allow Hutson to resume football activities in preparation for the 2026 season.
Attempts Thursday by the American-Statesman to reach Hutson's attorney, David Ovard, were not successful. Ovard, though, did tell 247Sports that "the court is granting the temporary restraining order and setting the injunction for a hearing, and we are working on this date."
More: How NCAA's 5-year eligibility rule could affect Texas football, other college programs
At the heart of this legal saga is the NCAA's eligibility model that was reworked earlier this summer. The NCAA now permits five years of eligibility for all of its athletes, but a participant's eligibility clock now begins no later than the academic year following their 19th birthday. This overrode the previous rule of college athletics, which allowed four years of eligibility but did not penalize redshirts, delayed entries and other situations that may warrant a waiver.
#texas #Football
3 months ago
