NCAA grants ‘automatic initial-eligibility waiver’ as part of COVID-19 response

By ADAM ZAGORIA

The NCAA has adopted an “automatic initial-eligibility waiver” for all incoming college freshmen due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Instead of having to have a minimum GPA of 2.3 along with a corresponding standardized test score, students entering college for the 2020-21 year now just need to have the minimum GPA as well as meet the core-course progression requirement.

No standardized tests are currently available due to the pandemic. The tests set for May 2 and June 6 were been canceled.

This impacts regular incoming college freshmen as well as players looking to reclassify from 2021 to 2020. Some high-profile names in that category include Moussa Cisse, Jonathan Kuminga and Adama Sanogo.

“That will speed up a lot of these reclass kids,” one source said.

Here’s the full statement from the NCAA:

Here is the exact wording from the NCAA. Kids must have a minimum 2.3 GPA. No test score required.

This applies to reclass kids and normal high school seniors. pic.twitter.com/UbOoxp2N9L

— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) April 17, 2020

Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter

And Like ZAGS on Facebook