What the NCAA's age-based eligibility model, aka 5-in-5, means for Kentucky

[Matt Dillon]

This afternoon, the NCAA Division I Cabinet unanimously voted to approve its new age-based eligibility model, which will give players a fixed, five-year window to complete up to five seasons of eligibility. The clock will start once a player enrolls full-time in college or at the beginning of the academic year following their 19th birthday, whichever occurs earlier.

The decision won’t be final until the meeting concludes on Wednesday, but it’s all but official. What does it mean for your University of Kentucky Wildcats? Let’s walk through it.

What the NCAA's age-based eligibility model, aka 5-in-5, means for Kentucky - On3

[rupp876]

I'm not sure how it specifically affects UK as compare to other schools but my opinion is adding a year of eligibility with no consideration for injury and eliminating the redshirt option sucks. My guess is it only serves to hurt teams that bring in high end talent and engineer more parity for the lower end schools if the wide open transfer portal is amended.

[bucsrule8872]

So technically, everyone but Kepnang could return. I know, not everyone will, but they could.