Yahoo Sports· 2h ago· 1 min read
This usually wouldn’t have been much of a decision for Jaxton Eck.
Under previous rules, New Mexico’s fourth-year linebacker would have exhausted his eligibility this season and entered his name in next year’s NFL Draft, one of the few opportunities left for a player of that caliber, in that spot.
Instead, the NCAA gave him another one.
In June, the organization approved a landmark age-based eligibility policy allowing athletes five years to play five seasons, starting with the date of their full-time enrollment or the season after their 19th birthday — whichever comes first.
A departure from the previous model granting four seasons of eligibility in five years, the change effectively does away with redshirts and waivers while giving eligible players like Eck another year of eligibility — if he wants it.
By all indications, he does.
Eck said last week he plans on using his fifth…
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