The NCAA released a string of memos Friday that will have a major impact on WKU’s intercollegiate athletic programs going forward, and WKU Athletics spokesman Zach Greenwell also gave the Herald an update on the athletic department’s current practice plans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
NCAA planning to give spring sport athletes extra eligibility
The Division I Council Coordination Committee agreed that eligibility relief is appropriate for spring sports impacted by the coronavirus, meaning student-athletes who have participated in spring sports this season will now be granted another year of collegiate eligibility, the NCAA announced.