The NCAA Division I Council voted Monday to approve a blanket waiver for all spring sports athletes to get an extra year of eligibility in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that brought the sporting world to a halt nearly three weeks ago.
It will be left up to each school how it allocates scholarship resources for athletes who were seniors this year that decide to return for another season. Schools will be able to offer less aid to athletes next year, or match what was provided this year.
The NCAA also announced that rosters sizes for baseball would increase, though no number was given.