NCAA Allows Spring Athletes Additional Year of Eligibility

The NCAA announced today that would be allowing spring athletes affected by the coronavirus outbreak another year of eligibility:

DI Council grants waiver to allow additional eligibility for spring sport athletes whose seasons were impacted by COVID-19: https://t.co/v1zriEBDvR pic.twitter.com/g9BbOkmnt0

— NCAA (@NCAA) March 30, 2020

According to SI, the council did not make the same decision for winter sports athletes who had their seasons cut short:

The NCAA has decided not to grant athletes from winter sports an extra year of eligibility due to the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/1ns3E4obY2

— SI College Hoops (@si_ncaabb) March 30, 2020