How long should college athletes play? NCAA is about to give a new answer to that age-old question

The NCAA is on the cusp of extending Division I athlete eligibility from four years of competition to five and essentially setting an age limit, just the development on a topic that has been a point of contention in college athletics for decades. None other than Walter Camp, the “Father of American Football,” was three games into his seventh season — yes, seventh — when his playing career at Yale ended because of injury in 1882. Another football luminary, Amos Alonzo Stagg, was 27 when he wrapped up his fifth season at Yale in 1889.

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: The NCAA is on the cusp of extending Division I athlete eligibility from four years of competition to five and essentially setting an age limit, just the development on a topic that has been a point of contention in college athletics for decades. None other than Walter Camp, the “Father of American Football,” was three games into his seventh season — yes, seventh — when his playing career at Yale ended because of injury in 1882. Another football luminary, Amos Alonzo Stagg, was 27 when he wrapped up his fifth season at Yale in 1889.