On Wednesday afternoon the NCAA decided to grant a waiver allowing all D1 athletes to play immediately regardless of sport. This is only for this year and only applies to those athletes who have been enrolled at their school in the fall semester so Syracuse Orange fans can hold off on the idea of Jimmy Boeheim joining the basketball team next week.
It’s a decision that will impact the Orange in other ways as the biggest beneficiaries will be basketball athletes who can now join their teams. This includes Trey Wertz of Notre Dame, Nike Sibande of Pitt and Elijah Olaniyi of Miami who will now be suiting up to face Syracuse in ACC play this winter.