A lot of dreams were dashed when the NCAA canceled the men’s and women’s March Madness tournaments because of the coronavirus, along with all other winter and spring sports championships.
The NCAA did the right thing by canceling them, but there were a lot of seniors who had their college careers end in an instant. Last year’s teams didn’t get a chance to defend their titles. This year’s teams didn’t get a chance to make a run.
That led for many people to call for the NCAA to add an extra year of eligibility for players who have been impacted by this situation. On Friday, the NCAA obliged, according to reports.
Spring sports athletes will get another year of eligibility. The NCAA is also looking into what to do with athletes who played in winter sports.
Twitter was absolutely delighted by the news.
This absolutely feels like the good and correct thing to do for the NCAA. However, there are definitely questions that still need to be answered surrounding it.
It’s unclear what this means for the scholarships promised to committed freshman for next season. We also need to know how this ripples down the college rosters — in other words, will this season’s freshman still be considered freshman next season? How does it work?
Those answers will come in due time. For now, though, it’s pretty great to know the seniors who dreamed of playing one last year can still get a chance to do so.
