The NCAA changed its eligibility rules. What does that mean for transfers, rosters and playing time?

Tyler Shough needed seven years of college football to become a starting NFL quarterback. Under the new eligibility model model approved Tuesday, athletes will no longer have that option. Athletes in Division I, the top level of competition, will have five years to complete five seasons of competition, a move the NCAA hopes will add structure to a system stretched into chaos and courtrooms by countless transfers, redshirt decisions, injuries, players seeking more seasons to cash in on NIL opportunities and even pandemic-era complexities.