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Why Big East is waiting on adopting new eligibility rules amid NCAA chaos

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Braziller, Z. (2026, October 1). Why Big East is waiting on adopting new eligibility rules amid NCAA chaos. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/01/sports/why-big-east-is-waiting-on-adopting-new-eligibility-rules-amid-ncaa-chaos/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-01 · by Zach Braziller

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The Big East conference is not planning to adopt new eligibility rules that would prevent NFL draftees from returning to college for a fifth year, unlike other power conferences such as the Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, and ACC. This decision stems from the lack of football in the Big East, which means fewer players are affected by these changes. Commissioner Tim Brosnan stated at Big East Media Day that they will continue monitoring developments but do not intend to intervene in disputes that don’t directly impact their conference’s interests.
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The NCAA recently introduced an age-based eligibility rule allowing athletes five seasons of eligibility over a five-year period. Players in NFL training camp this summer won a court case in Louisiana, enabling them to return to college for a fifth year despite the new rules. However, the Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, and ACC have adopted stricter guidelines that render players who declared for or played in the NFL draft ineligible for further college eligibility. In contrast, the Big East conference, which does not include football programs, has no immediate plans to adopt these new rules. This stance is likely to remain unchanged, as the recent unanimous adoption of a rule by the Big Ten, declaring NBA, G-League, or WNBA contract signees ineligible, does not impact the Big East's football-less landscape.

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A number of players in NFL training camp this summer won a court case in Louisiana that allowed them to return to college for a fifth year following the NCAA’s new age-based eligibility rule that gives athletes five seasons of eligibility over a five-year span.
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🔮 For the coming season, the Big East is unlikely to follow the other power conference leagues in adopting new rules that would prevent professional players from returning to college.
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Why Big East is waiting on adopting new eligibility rules amid NCAA chaos · assertive framing

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For the coming season, the Big East is unlikely to follow the other power conference leagues in adopting new rules that would prevent professional players from returning to college. asserted
that → come → college
A number of players in NFL training camp this summer won a court case in Louisiana that allowed them to return to college for a fifth year following the NCAA’s new age-based eligibility rule that gives athletes five seasons of eligibility over a five-year span. asserted
that → win → span
The Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and ACC adopted new parameters that would block any player who had declared for the NFL draft, appeared on an NFL roster, or signed a contract with a pro league. asserted
who → adopt → league
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questions → access → subscribers
SIGN UP NOWSince the Big East doesn’t have football, it didn’t feel the need to act at the time. asserted
it → sign → time
That hasn’t changed, despite the Big Ten recently announcing this week a unanimous adoption of a rule deeming players who signed professional contracts with the NBA, G-League or WNBA as ineligible to play for any of its schools. asserted
who → change → schools
The Big 12, SEC and ACC passed similar guidelines for basketball. asserted
12 → pass → basketball
“We monitor this day to day. asserted
We → monitor → day
Our perspective is the overall health of the conference, but are we going to inject ourselves into fights that it’s really not our fight, to be candid? asserted
it → go → fights
No,” new commissioner Tim Brosnan told The Post at Big East Media Day on Thursday. asserted
Brosnan → tell → Thursday
“To my mind, these issues that are on the table now, we’ll have an offseason and the intent in the offseason will be to make sure that we draft rules that are consistent with the NCAA and that work for us.” asserted
that → have → us
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