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The NCAA is going to pass a new eligibility rule that will allow five years of eligibility for all players. The window for the five years will begin when the athlete turns 19 or when he enrolls in college – whichever happens first.

This is good news and a nice step forward for college sports. This wipes out the shady, confusing, and wacky way the NCAA would grant or deny requests for extra years of eligibility and provides a clear rule to follow.

For Notre Dame, the good news of this rule change might possibly be felt right away. Because it’s 5 for 5 instead of 4 for 5, the rule instantly gives another year of eligibility to five Irish football players:

Drayk Bowen LB

Elijah Hughes DT

Christian Gray DB

Luke Talich S

Jordan Faison WR

We are still a number of months away from knowing for sure how many of those five will be returning to the Irish in 2027, but the possibility of most of them returning is pretty good.
What does this mean moving forward? Well, I believe it will give Notre Dame greater flexibility and better options as it finalizes its yearly roster rather than having to nail the transfer portal for 10 or more players each year. In my opinion it will help develop or weed out project players more efficiently.
It’s not that complicated. In fact… it’s quite simple – which is the entire point.

Player/Class

Freshmen

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

5th Year

Quarterback

Champ Monds

Noah Grubbs, Teddy Jarrard

Blake Hebert

C.J. Carr

–

Running Back

Lathan Whisenton, Isaiah Rogers

Javian Osborne, Jonaz Walton

Nolan James

Aneyas Williams, Kedren Young

–

Tight End

Titus Hawk

Preston Fryzel, Ian Premer

James Flanigan

Jack Larsen

Cooper Flanagan

Wide Receiver

Jackson Coleman, Julius Jones Jr.

Dylan Faison, Bubba Frazier, Kaydon Finley, Devin Fitzgerald, Brayden Robinson

Elijah Burress, Jerome Bettis Jr., Quincy Porter

Cam Williams, Micah Gilbert, Logan Saldate, Mylan Graham

Jordan Faison

Center

–

–

Cameron Herron

–

Joe Otting

Guard

–

Sullivan Garvin, Tyler Merrill, Gregory Patrick

–

–

Chris Terek, Sullivan Absher, Devan Houstan

Tackle

James Halter, Oluwasemilore Olubobola, Jackson Hill

Ben Nichols, Grayson McKeogh, Charlie Thom

Will Black, Owen Strebig, Matty Augustine

Peter Jones, Anthonie Knapp, Styles Prescod, Guerby Lambert

Charles Jagusah

Defensive Tackle

Richie Flanigan, David Folorunsho, Segun Alexander

Tiki Hola, Elijah Golden

Christopher Burgess, Davion Dixon, Gordy Sulfsted

Cole Mullins, Sean Sevillano, Francis Brewu, Tionne Gray

Elijah Hughes

Defensive End

Aidan O’Neil, Jackson Vaughn, Abraham Sesay

Ebenezer Ewetade, Rodney Dunham

Dominik Hulak, Joseph Reiff

Bryce Young, Loghan Thomas, Keon Keeley

–

Linebacker

–

Thomas Davis Jr., Kobe Clapper

Madden Faraimo, Ko’o Kia,

Teddy Rezac, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Kahanu Kia

Jaiden Ausberry, Drayk Bowen

Safety

John Gay III, Zayden Gamble

Ayden Pouncey, Joey O’Brien, Nick Reddish

Ethan Long, Brandon Logan

Tae Johnson

Luke Talich

Cornerback

Ace Alston, Xavier Hasan

Chaston Smith, Khary Adams

Dallas Golden, Mark Zachery, Jayden Sanders

Leonard Moore

Christian Gray

Specialists

Sean Craft (LS)

Jasper Scaife, Micah Drescher

Erik Schmidt

Spencer Porath

–

Totals

20/105 (20)

50/105 (30)

73/105 (23)

98/105 (25)

110/105 (12)

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