​QuarterbackWide ReceiverRunning BackAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTight EndInterior Offensive LineI’m going to move forward with the idea that the new “age-based” NCAA eligibility model will stick around in some form once all the legal challenges are exhausted. It makes sense, and I’m not sure the schools are interested in the constant court battles over eligibility. I get the feeling that some high-up folks went to check on the college athletics golden goose, and while it wasn’t dead, it was missing some feathers. This age-based model is an attempt to limit some long-term financial damage from disillusioned fans (mostly middle-aged and older) who were once the backbone of college athletics. It feels like this is the first bone they’ve thrown the die-hard fans who care about this sort of stuff in a long while.I wrote an article explaining the age-based model here. The basic idea is that athletes get 5 seasons of eligibility if they enroll in school by age 19. It prevents 27-year-old Euro pros from dominating college basketball as true freshmen and does away with the archaic redshirt rules in both football and basketball. In theory, it also gets around the arbitrary NCAA eligibility “waiver” system, but I’ll believe it when I see it in action. The schools like hard-and-fast rules right up until the point when they think they should get an exception from said rules.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnyways, this is how the new “age-based” model affects the football team moving forward. I’ll go through the roster by position group, and at the end I’ll put it all together into a coherent roster with a bunch of information beyond what you find on other sites.Update: These have morphed into an excuse for me to go through and give an in-depth look at each position group.#NamePosRecruiting ClassHS/JuCo/PortalHome StateHigh SchoolHS RatingJuco/PortJuCo/Port RatingSeasons at KSUEligibilityName39Travis BatesDE22PortalTXTomball3*(79.5)Austin Peay3*(86.5)21Travis Bates98Jordan AllenDE23HSKSOlathe South3*(89.1)NANA32Jordan Allen40Jayden BryantDE24PortalSCClover3*(83)Coastal Carolina3*(85.5)03Jayden Bryant1Wendell GregoryDE24PortalGAWalton4*(92)Oklahoma State4*(93.7)03Wendell Gregory30Dalton KnappDE25HSTXAll Saints3*(86)NANA14Dalton Knapp90Brad StanyerDE25HSTXGrapevine3*(84.2)NANA14Brad Stanyer56Elijah HillDE25PortalARBryant3*(83)Kennesaw State3*(88.8)04Elijah Hill98Tucker AshfordDE26HSTXFt. Worth Christian3*(88.3)NANA05Tucker AshfordElijah Hill receives an extra season of eligibility after playing 14 games as a true freshman.This is huge for Hill. The 2025 All-Conference USA First Team defensive end essentially gets a do-over on the season that allowed Hill to move up to P4 football. For all intents and purposes, this is like signing a 4* freshman who is ready to play straight out of the box. Hill has a chance to develop into an elite pass rusher, and now he has an extra season available if he wants to utilize it.Adverti