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[John thomas @ncaafan2000]

@nathan1kibambe @NCAA @CharlieBakerMA @NCAA is corrupt beyond words..

[Nathan Kibambe 🇨🇩 @nathan1kibambe]

🚨 @NCAA @CharlieBakerMA ❗️❗️❗️

Now that the House settlement has been approved, many student-athletes are finally seeing progress.

But what about the rest of us—especially JUCO athletes left behind?

I’ve spoken personally with 50+ players—from FCS, G5, Power 4, who were all told at some point:
“You’re eligible.”
We transferred. We took visits. We practiced. We signed NIL deals.
Then months later—after the NFL Draft, Pro Day, and Combine—we were told: “You’re actually not eligible.”❕

That’s not miscommunication. That’s failure at every level❗️

And while the clock keeps ticking, I know players personally who are sleeping on couches at their schools.
Their leases have ended, their scholarship money is frozen, and they’re not even able to eat consistently—waiting and hoping just to get back on the team.

People’s lives are literally on the line… and it feels like the NCAA couldn’t care less.

You released a blanket waiver with no public explanation, no PDF, and no official statement.
Everything we know has come from outside reporters like @RossDellenger and @chris_hummer.
Even compliance departments were confused—some schools built full rosters with us, only to be left scrambling weeks before fall camp.

When I called the NCAA directly, they told me:

“We don’t know anything—ask your school.”

When I asked my school, they said I was cleared.
They even updated my Transfer Portal profile to reflect it.
And yet here I am—alongside dozens of others—in limbo.

We’re not being denied for breaking rules…
We’re being denied because the system broke us.”❗️

Players like Diego Pavia, Jett Elad, and Blake Bustard Etc won in court.
But only after spending tens of thousands of dollars.
Most of us can’t afford that. That’s not “access.” That’s economic discrimination‼️

Players like @__sul3 and @AshtynHawkins @brianSantana28 Etc gave everything in spring practice.
They were competing. Participating. Training with their teams.
Then were told they were ineligible—after the NFL Draft.

That’s not just unfair. It’s career sabotage.‼️‼️‼️

Imagine training for your Pro Day your whole life, only to be told in April that you can’t compete❗️
Some of these guys had legit @NFL Draft stock❗️
It’s almost impossible to make it to the NFL after missing a full year of film, exposure, and competition‼️

🛑 What’s worse is that this violates the NCAA’s own rules:

🔹 Bylaw 12.8.1.6 – “Exceptions to the Five-Year Rule must be applied consistently to similarly situated student-athletes.”

That isn’t happening.
Some athletes are playing. Others aren’t.
There’s no consistency, no clarity, and no urgency—with fall camp starting August 1st and today being June 7th. That’s less than two months.

✅ We’re asking for one thing:
A blanket waiver for JUCO athletes whose five-year clocks started before they entered an NCAA institution.

That’s not unlimited eligibility.
That’s not special treatment.
That’s justice. That’s consistency. That’s what the NCAA claims to stand for.

But this goes deeper now, especially with the House v. NCAA settlement now approved:

The NCAA has acknowledged that student-athletes are part of a commercial system—essentially treating us as employees under collective compensation and NIL structures.
So if that’s the case, how is it legal to deny us access to our professional futures—by blocking us from Pro Days, eligibility, and NFL exposure?

This raises major antitrust concerns and employment law issues.
You can’t claim we’re part of the “marketplace” while also denying us a chance to compete in that marketplace.
That’s not just unethical—it may be illegal.

Charlie Baker—this is your moment.

And respectfully… it’s wild that I’ve posted about this multiple times, reaching hundreds of thousands of people—and yet, you’ve said nothing.
You’re still online retweeting other content while players are sleeping on couches and being denied futures.

Fix the waiver. Let us play‼️

#JUCOJustice #LetUsPlay #FixTheWaiver #NCAA
@NCAA_PR @espn

[John thomas @ncaafan2000]

@nathan1kibambe @NCAA @CharlieBakerMA That’s insane how the @NCAA illegally do this to kids… @NJCAA needs to step in on this.

Maybe even bigger name needs to come in the NCAA has been messing up and is currently on fire right now we need Congress or bigger power to step in @realDonaldTrump

[Sansom Sports Media🏀🏈 @BracketNky]

Do me a favor...

Read this.

Then tell me the @NCAA isn't screwed up. This is a terrible situation.

[Tori Daffin @tori_daffin28]

We're just asking for fairness. Let us play and finish what we started. Fix the blanket waiver! #WeStandTogether @NCAA @CharlieBakerMA

[John thomas @ncaafan2000]

@NCAA Antitrust Violation‼️
@CharlieBakerMA — You all need to fix this issue before it spirals out of control.
The NCAA JUCO waiver is now creating major problems. Could this lead to a full class-action lawsuit?
• NCAA is in violation of Bylaw 12.8.1.6
@Ricoknowstiktok
#NCAA

[Tori Daffin @tori_daffin28]

Must Hear 🗣️ Let’s Make This Right!! @NCAA @CharlieBakerMA @JUCOadvocate @WinterSportsLaw @Ricoknowstiktok @JettElad @FCProspects_ @ashtynhawkins @nathan1kibambe

[Rico Rico @Ricoknowstiktok]

Players like WR Tru Edwards (currently with the Rams, but was supposed to sign with Kentucky) should also join in on the lawsuit for missed NIL opportunities. The NCAA mislead these players and a player like Tru Edwards lost over 500k because of it. Just like Jet Elad, Tru Edwards missed the entire draft process, pro days, etc. because of the NCAA's misinformation and inconsistency of applying a waiver for players in similar situations (a violation of their own bylaws).

The NCAA hasn't applied the "Jet Elad" waiver to anyone in the same situation.

Every NCAA denial for eligibility is an antitrust violation!!!

@NCAA @CharlieBakerMA

[John thomas @ncaafan2000]

@NCAA Antitrust Violation‼️
@CharlieBakerMA — You all need to fix this issue before it spirals out of control.
The NCAA JUCO waiver is now creating major problems. Could this lead to a full class-action lawsuit?
• NCAA is in violation of Bylaw 12.8.1.6
@Ricoknowstiktok
#NCAA

[Coach Hanson @Reghanson]

The only thing i have to say about this is its status quo for the @NCAA to be vague and incompetent about ridiculous rules they create. They will also enforce the hell out of a rule they didn’t allow schools to add cream to athletes bagels. Be done already.

[Audrey Caylor~TRUST NO ONE 🍊🐝 @C6E_MUSIC]

@WinterSportsLaw That is infuriating. I would say it’s unethical but the NCAA doesn’t understand that concept.

[John thomas @ncaafan2000]

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[John thomas @ncaafan2000]

@nathan1kibambe @NCAA @CharlieBakerMA @Scotty_BU_King

[John thomas @ncaafan2000]

@nathan1kibambe @NCAA @CharlieBakerMA that’s absolutely evil… y’all ruining kids lives

[Nathan Kibambe 🇨🇩 @nathan1kibambe]

Giving JUCO players one more year of eligibility isn’t asking for unlimited eligibility. No one’s trying to play college ball until they’re 30.

Most of us are 23–25—just like plenty of athletes currently competing in D1. With redshirts, COVID waivers, and injuries, that’s the norm now. Have you seen Auburn’s men’s basketball team? 😂Their average age is 23–25!

College athletics has changed. All we’re asking for is fair and equal treatment. Some players in the same situation were cleared—like Diego Pavia and Jett Elad, who had the resources to fight—but others were denied after the NFL Draft, Pro Day, and Combine. Does that mean people are guaranteed to get drafted or signed? No. But just having the chance to compete in front of professional teams is a lifelong dream. Denying that opportunity is more than unfair—it’s heartbreaking.

Some of us just wanted a shot—even if we don’t make it. That shot meant everything. And to be denied it after we trained, transferred, and trusted the system—with no clear answers—is unethical and cruel.

[Mit Winter @WinterSportsLaw]

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[Scotty B @Scotty_BU_King]

It’s tea time @ncaa. You need to do what’s right with Ashtyn Hawkins. You granted him eligibility which led him to not declare for nfl draft then you suddenly take it away. That’s low. I want #JusticeForHawkins. You need to #Free6.

[Pertinacious Believer @EbIvryPlyr]

@NCAA @NCAAFootball Reverse this egregious error on your part in the best interest of the player. @ashtynhawkins was given an extra year, did not declare for the draft because of it, played Spring ball, and THEN you changed your mind? That’s intentional sabotage.
Make it right.

[Ashtyn Hawkins @ashtynhawkins]

Football for me is the easiest way to cope🤦🏾‍♂️