Indiana's Stephen Daley, Kellan Wyatt and Sam Alexis win preliminary injunction granting them eligibility

Key Points:

• Indiana football players Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt, along with IU basketball player Sam Alexis, have been granted a preliminary injunction allowing them to regain eligibility to play, with the NCAA planning to appeal the decision.
• The injunction, issued by Judge Kara E. Krothe in Monroe County Circuit Court, permits Daley and Wyatt to participate in Indiana's upcoming Big Ten opener against Northwestern, despite previous eligibility disputes.
• Daley, Wyatt, and Alexis are part of a lawsuit challenging the NCAA's exclusion of the 2022 high school class from the "5 for 5" rule, which grants athletes a fifth season of eligibility; they have testified about significant earnings from their athletic careers.
• Other IU athletes, including volleyball player Avry Tatum and swimmers Owen McDonald and Zalan Sarkany, are also covered by a temporary injunction in the same legal case, allowing them to maintain eligibility.
• Daley and Wyatt have had notable contributions to the 2025 football season, with Daley leading the Big Ten in tackles for loss and Wyatt starting the first seven games before injury impacted their roles.