The NCAA Division II Management Council has proposed a major eligibility change that could have wide-ranging effects on HBCU athletics. The council is recommending that student-athletes be allowed to participate in five seasons of competition over 10 semesters (or 15 quarters) of full-time enrollment, a shift from the current limit of four seasons. This proposal, if passed during the 2026 NCAA Convention, would bring Division II eligibility in line with ongoing conversations at the Division I level. According to NCAA data, only 63% of Division II student-athletes graduate in four years or less, with 30% taking up to five years. That
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