The NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved a blanket waiver granting an extra year of eligibility to former junior college transfers in similar positions to Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia, while also announcing it is appealing the ruling in Pavia's case.

Pavia's suit argued that counting junior college toward an athlete’s eligibility clock was an unlawful restraint on his NIL earning power.

This most recent NCAA court ruling on Wednesday is yet another step towards a new age of college athletics while also adding on to the idea and reality that the NCAA is having less power by the year.The court ruling in question revolves around Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia,