Syracuse’s JJ Starling Left With No Eligibility, Somehow Playing at New School

JJ Starling’s college basketball career appeared to be over. There was no consideration for Starling to come back to Syracuse University for another year, because that’s not how NCAA eligibility has worked for the entire existence of college sports. Well, until now. Now, Starling is actually eligible — at least for the moment — to play in the 2026-27 NCAA basketball season. But because of the timing of everything, Starling won’t be playing for the Orange. He found a new home, heading further west in New York state — he’s going to be suiting up for the University of Buffalo.