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Michigan judge rules that 2 Wolverine football players are eligible to play this season

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 14). Michigan judge rules that 2 Wolverine football players are eligible to play this season. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/michigan-judge-rules-that-2-wolverine-football-players-are-eligible-to-play-this-season/article_37e06a26-928c-53f5-b399-ee4ac6836fc5.html

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Judge Julia B. Owdziej in Ann Arbor ruled that former Miami tight end Alex Bauman and former Boise State defensive back Jeremiah Earby are eligible to play this football season for the University of Michigan. The judge’s decision, based on a temporary restraining order, argues that preventing these players from participating would cause severe harm while any potential damage to the NCAA is negligible. This case reflects broader challenges across the country to the NCAA’s new eligibility rules which limit opportunities for fifth-year student-athletes to earn money through name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals.
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A Michigan judge ruled on October 14, 2026, that former Miami Hurricanes tight end Alex Bauman and former Boise State defensive back Jeremiah Earby, both now enrolled at the University of Michigan, are eligible to play this season. Judge Julia B. Owdziej granted a temporary restraining order, stating that preventing their eligibility would cause "irreparable and severe" harm while any harm to the NCAA would be "negligible." This ruling is part of ongoing legal challenges against the NCAA's new eligibility rules, which are seen as unfair by many student-athletes from the class of 2022. The Michigan Wolverines football team could now bolster its roster mid-season with these transfers, pending further court actions and decisions by the NCAA.

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ANN ARBOR Boise State Michigan NCAA Ohio

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NCAA ORG · 7× Michigan GPE · 4× ANN ARBOR GPE · 2× Bauman PERSON · 2× Boise State ORG · 2× Earby PERSON · 2× Ohio GPE · 2× Alex Bauman PERSON · 1× Miami GPE · 1× Mich. GPE · 1×

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“One elected official seeking to make their own rules for their own schools’ advantage is a terrible way to run athletic competitions,” Baker said, while also pushing Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act, a sweeping bill aiming to institute guardrails around how colleges pay their players and what those players can and cannot go to court to fight.
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🔮 Michigan’s football team might have some help on the way this season.
2026-10-14 · Toronto Star
Ohio governor signs order letting state's colleges allow 2022 athletes a 5th year of eligibility · assertive framing
2026-10-14 · Toronto Star
Michigan judge rules that 2 Wolverine football players are eligible to play this season · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 1 hedged)

Michigan’s football team might have some help on the way this season. uncertain
team → have → way
A judge granted a temporary restraining order for former Miami tight end Alex Bauman and former Boise State defensive back Jeremiah Earby, a pair of student-athletes who are enrolled at Michigan and hope to join the team for their fifth season. asserted
who → grant → season
Judge Julia B. Owdziej, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, ruled that both players are eligible to play this season. asserted
players → base → Arbor
She wrote on Tuesday that preventing them from being eligible would be “irreparable and severe,” while the harm to the NCAA would be “negligible.” asserted
harm → write → NCAA
A message seeking comment was left with the NCAA on Wednesday. asserted
message → seek → Wednesday
A Michigan spokesman declined comment. asserted
spokesman → decline → comment
The NCAA ‘s new eligibility rule is being challenged in multiple courtrooms across the country. asserted
rule → challenge → country
Plaintiffs say the rule is unfair to the class of 2022 student-athletes, depriving them of the opportunity to earn money through NIL deals and revenue-sharing now flowing from schools to their athletes under the House settlement. asserted
rule → say → settlement
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order earlier this week giving the state’s colleges and universities the option of allowing athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 to play a fifth year in defiance of the NCAA. asserted
who → sign → NCAA
Under the order, public and private universities in Ohio can allow athletes to play, even though the NCAA’s new guidance excludes those who have already played four seasons. asserted
who → allow → seasons
In a letter to the NCAA’s member schools, the governing body’s president, Charlie Baker, said Tuesday that DeWine “cannot legislate NCAA eligibility rules.” asserted
DeWine → govern → rules
“One elected official seeking to make their own rules for their own schools’ advantage is a terrible way to run athletic competitions,” Baker said, while also pushing Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act, a sweeping bill aiming to institute guardrails around how colleges pay their players and what those players can and cannot go to court to fight. asserted
players → elect → court
The Wolverines, under first-year coach Kyle Whittingham, have started 0-2 in the Big Ten for the first time since 2014 and host Penn State on Saturday. asserted
Wolverines → start → Saturday
Bauman and Earby would potentially give them a boost. asserted
Bauman → give → boost
The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Bauman had 18 receptions for 166 yards and a touchdown last season for the Hurricanes after playing for three seasons at Tulane. asserted
Bauman → have → Tulane
He has 63 career catches for 610 yards and 13 touchdowns. asserted
He → have → yards
The 6-2, 186-pound Earby was an All-Mountain West Second Team player after making four interceptions last season at Boise State, where he was a two-year starter. asserted
he → make → State
He spent his first two seasons at California. asserted
He → spend → California
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