Division I student-athletes competing in winter sports during 2020-21 will officially receive an additional year of eligibility and an additional year in which to complete it.
The NCAA Division I Council officially voted to confirm the news today.
“The pandemic will continue to impact winter sport seasons in ways we can’t predict. Council members opted to provide for winter sport student-athletes the same flexibility given spring and fall sports previously,” said Council chair M. Grace Calhoun, athletics director at Pennsylvania. “The actions today ensure the continuation of local decision-making in the best interest of each institution and its student-athletes.