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Court ruling opens door for Michigan to add former Miami, Boise State player to roster mid-season in wild move

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Wallace, T. (2026, October 14). Court ruling opens door for Michigan to add former Miami, Boise State player to roster mid-season in wild move. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/court-ruling-opens-door-michigan-add-former-miami-boise-state-player-roster-mid-season-wild-move

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-14 · by Trey Wallace

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A Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge has granted a temporary restraining order allowing former Miami Hurricanes tight end Alex Bauman and former Boise State defensive back Jeremiah Earby to join the Michigan Wolverines' roster mid-season. This ruling follows new NCAA guidelines and lawsuits by players feeling unfairly restricted on their eligibility years. Both players have enrolled at Michigan but haven’t officially signed with the team yet, pending further action from the university.
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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 Miami Hurricanes Michigan NFL

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Michigan GPE · 5× Jeremiah Earby PERSON · 3× NCAA ORG · 3× Alex Bauman PERSON · 2× Ann Arbor GPE · 2× Bauman PERSON · 2× Boise State ORG · 2× Miami Hurricanes ORG · 2× NFL ORG · 2× The Michigan Wolverines ORG · 1×

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When the NCAA enacted new guidelines on how many years an athlete has to compete at the collegiate level, this spurred a plethora of lawsuits against the organization by members of the 2022 class that felt as though they were being singled out.
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🔮 We were all waiting to see which college football programs would potentially add players to their roster during the season via a court ruling, and now we might have our answer.

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We were all waiting to see which college football programs would potentially add players to their roster during the season via a court ruling, and now we might have our answer. uncertain
we → wait → answer
The Michigan Wolverines are on the cusp of dipping into the transfer portal and signing two players who could help them at multiple positions this season. uncertain
who → dip → positions
Yes, I said this season. asserted
I → say → ?
This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain
page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
Thanks to a temporary restraining order granted by a Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge, former Miami Hurricanes tight end Alex Bauman and former Boise State defensive back Jeremiah Earby are now legally allowed to play this season. asserted
Bauman → grant → Judge
In fact, both are reportedly enrolled at Michigan, after a judge in the state granted them the ability to be rostered. uncertain
judge → enrol → ability
The temporary restraining order allowed each player to enter the transfer portal, though it's not a coincidence that they were granted these orders within the Ann Arbor area. asserted
they → allow → area
If you're wondering how Earby and Bauman would be allowed a return to college football, based off the professional rules established by the Big Ten conference, it all hinges on the fact that neither player signed with an NFL team. asserted
player → wonder → team
The NCAA created new guidelines, and athletes sued for eligibility asserted
athletes → create → eligibility
When the NCAA enacted new guidelines on how many years an athlete has to compete at the collegiate level, this spurred a plethora of lawsuits against the organization by members of the 2022 class that felt as though they were being singled out. asserted
they → enact → class
After playing for Boise State last season and recording 60 tackles, Jeremiah Earby did not receive an opportunity at the professional level. asserted
Earby → play → level
So, after the NFL process played out, he then decided to try his hand at filing a lawsuit that would allow him to play an additional season of college football. asserted
him → play → football
For Bauman, he was a member of the Miami Hurricanes 2025 team that played for a national championship against Indiana. asserted
that → play → Indiana
Before playing for Mario Cristobal, the wide receiver attended Tulane for three years, with his productive 2024 season garnering enough attention that landed him a spot at Miami. asserted
that → play → Miami
Now, the question is whether Kyle Whittingham will officially add these two players to the Michigan roster, as they are currently 3-2 on the season and are preparing to play Penn State this weekend in Ann Arbor. asserted
they → add → Arbor
In the case of Jeremiah Earby and Alex Bauman, they are enrolled at Michigan, but have not yet signed with the Wolverines, as of Wednesday afternoon. asserted
they → enrol → afternoon
In recent months, there have been a number of athletes who have received the same type of court ruling as these two players, though it's up to the school on whether they will actually roster them. asserted
they → receive → them
These cases in college backyards, like Michigan, don't just appear The school is not commenting on the matter, given that both players have yet to officially sign with Michigan. asserted
players → appear → Michigan
But these court cases don’t just appear out of thin air, especially when they are heard in the a school's backyard. asserted
they → appear → backyard
The latest move involving a player being granted an additional year of eligibility, and then using a court-issued transfer portal window, has commissioners across the country wondering how to reel in these cases being won inside a courtroom. asserted
commissioners → involve → courtroom
For the NCAA, all they can do is continue fighting these lawsuits, given they could have just grandfathered these athletes into their new rules. uncertain
they → do → rules
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