Ohio Gov. Issues Executive Order Challenging NCAA Eligibility Policy

While the EO itself may not have legal teeth, other governors could copy it—putting the NCAA in a difficult situation. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine isn’t the first governor to weigh in on the eligibility battle being waged in college sports. But he is the first to issue an executive order on the subject. On Tuesday, DeWine signed a three-page executive order stating that players who started college in 2022 and have exhausted four years of eligibility should be awarded a fifth year.