The NCAA Says It Wants Stability. If So, Give the Class of 2022 a Blanket Waiver | Austin Massey

The NCAA can keep sending lawyers from courtroom to courtroom, or it can finally address the decision that started this mess.

Grant the Class of 2022 a blanket waiver for 2026-27.

My column on the chaos, contradictions and the clearest way out:https://t.co/Bqy4t2MCl1 pic.twitter.com/Dq7MR1EaYz

— Austin Massey (@austinmasseySBI) August 20, 2026

NEW: Plaintiffs in the Georgia eligibility case say Arizona’s Randall Godfrey Jr. was suspended four games despite the Aug. 5 injunction’s protections for certain pro-contract issues.

They’re asking the court to order the NCAA to show cause why it should not be sanctioned. pic.twitter.com/yFzy5bm56l

— Austin Massey (@austinmasseySBI) August 20, 2026

Another state-court win for the players.

An Oklahoma judge granted TRO relief to five plaintiffs, blocking NCAA eligibility restrictions involving the four-season limit, JUCO time, portal entry and certain professional-contract issues.

The order also protects schools and… https://t.co/KVYKxKBT3S

— Austin Massey (@austinmasseySBI) August 18, 2026

The NCAA took the Ohio stay to the 10th Circuit and argued “the same result should obtain” in Wisne.

Plaintiffs fired back today: Ohio is a state-contract case, not the federal antitrust case before the 10th Circuit.

And the kicker: the NCAA itself had argued in Ohio that Wisne… https://t.co/6GFfhblDlW

— Austin Massey (@austinmasseySBI) August 18, 2026

One fascinating part of the Ohio stay:

The appellate court said the NCAA presented a “substantial case on the merits” and demonstrated irreparable harm.

But it also acknowledged the athletes “will also suffer harm,” without ever identifying what harm to the NCAA it found… https://t.co/eXVFdVLRfS

— Austin Massey (@austinmasseySBI) August 18, 2026