UConn head coach Dan Hurley is once again taking aim at the fiasco surrounding the NCAA and its new rules regarding student-athletes getting a fifth year of eligibility.
The NCAA changed its rules to allow athletes to receive a fifth year of eligibility across the board while essentially eliminating redshirts. Members of the class of 2022 were originally excluded from the new rules, but a series of lawsuits have challenged that.
Hurley is not terribly interested in the details. He took to his X account on Thursday to call attention to the mess, and how it is impacting college football season as players look to use the transfer portal upon being granted an additional year of eligibility.
“And now it’s hitting college football…Unreal mess…Their season starts in a couple of weeks,” Hurley wrote.
And now it’s hitting college football…Unreal mess…Their season starts in a couple of weeks. 🤯
— Dan Hurley (@dhurley15) August 20, 2026
Hurley has been a longtime critic of the transfer portal in particular, so this is his nightmare. There is obviously not much he can do about this, and college football is not necessarily his concern, but he can certainly see how the issues will translate to basketball.
Hurley is also far from the only coach who has serious concerns about the future of college sports. That may be why he has never closed the door completely on the NBA.
