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5-at-10: Merry Christmas with gifts for former JuCo athletes, portal players and SEC hoops

Photo by Kathleen Greeson / A cross in north Hamilton County sits majestically in front of the Northern Lights of October that were visible as far south as Chattanooga. Merry Christmas.
Photo by Kathleen Greeson / A cross in north Hamilton County sits majestically in front of the Northern Lights of October that were visible as far south as Chattanooga. Merry Christmas. Photo by Kathleen Greeson / A cross in north Hamilton County sits majestically in front of the Northern Lights of October that were visible as far south as Chattanooga. Merry Christmas.

Ripples, reactions

The NCAA has granted one-year waivers to all former junior college athletes as it plots its appeal to the Diego Pavia decision.

Pavia sued and got the courts to say junior college time does not count against athletic eligibility limits for NCAA athletics. Yes, the NCAA will appeal, but I don’t see a reversible leg to stand on.

The ripples are becoming clear, because while football gets the headline, this applies to all sports.

And there are some clear winners here, from the specific to the general.