EducationDevelopingUpdated Oct 14, 2026

Ohio governor signs order letting colleges allow fifth season for Class of 2022

Coverage spectrum

Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

3 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

The Associated Press reports that Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order on Tuesday letting the state's public and private colleges allow athletes who graduated high school in 2022 to play a fifth season, despite a new NCAA eligibility rule that excludes them. DeWine, a Republican, said fairness has to remain part of the equation. NCAA president Charlie Baker said one elected official cannot set NCAA eligibility rules and urged Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act. Fox News and Just the News, both rated Far Right, report that an attorney for athletes in a pending Ohio case praised the order and hopes other governors will follow.

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Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order allowing Ohio public and private colleges to let athletes who graduated high school in 2022 play a fifth season.
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ABC News
Far Right
Fox News, Just the News
The order conflicts with a new NCAA eligibility rule that excludes athletes who have already played four seasons.
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ABC News
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Fox News, Just the News
DeWine, a Republican, said fairness has to remain part of the equation and that Ohio athletes should have the same opportunity as athletes in other states.
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ABC News
Far Right
Fox News, Just the News
NCAA president Charlie Baker said one elected official cannot legislate NCAA eligibility rules.
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An attorney for athletes in a pending eligibility case in an Ohio court praised the order.
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Far Right
Fox News, Just the News

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The order can allow athletes who already played four seasons to compete despite the NCAA rule.
DeWine says the order gives state colleges the option to allow play; Charlie Baker says one elected official cannot legislate NCAA eligibility rules; Fox News and Just the News describe the order as a challenge to or test of the NCAA rule.

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All sides report that Gov. Mike DeWine signed an order letting Ohio colleges allow fifth seasons for 2022 graduates despite the NCAA's new rule. The left's single Associated Press report stresses the governor's fairness argument, while the right's two outlets stress defiance of the NCAA and an attorney's praise.

the left
1 outlet
ABC News ran an Associated Press report with a neutral headline stating the order; the left's only coverage is a report written elsewhere, so no headline is the side's own.
Governor signs order letting state's colleges allow athletes 5th year of eligibility
ABC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
No coverage yet
No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
the right
2 outlets
Both outlets are Far Right; Fox News calls the order defiance of the NCAA, while Just the News says the NCAA left the Class of 2022 behind.
Ohio Gov Mike DeWine defies NCAA eligibility rule with executive order for student-athletes
Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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Has not covered this story.
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fired backleft the Class of 2022 behind

In the outlets’ own words

Loaded verb
fired backMore neutral: responded or replied
Combat framing for a reply.
…Mike DeWine's executive order defies the NCAA's eligibility rule, but Charlie Baker fired back that one governor cannot legislate NCAA rules.
Used byFox News (Far Right)
Loaded verb
left the Class of 2022 behindMore neutral: does not allow the Class of 2022 a fifth season
The phrase implies the cutoff unfairly abandoned a group, a judgement the rule itself does not state.
NCAA’s eligibility cutoff left the Class of 2022 behind, but Ohio’s governor just intervened
Used byJust the News (Far Right)

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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

governor's fairness argument
option given to state colleges
NCAA president's criticism

Leaves out

attorney's praise for the order

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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ABC NewsLeftAssociated Press report
Governor signs order letting state's colleges allow athletes 5th year of eligibility
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed an executive order allowing the state's colleges and universities to let athletes who graduated high school in 2022 play a fifth year
Oct 13, 2026Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

defiance of the NCAA
attorney praising the order
governor intervening where the NCAA did not

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Just the NewsFar Right
NCAA’s eligibility cutoff Loaded verb“left the Class of 2022 behind”The phrase implies the cutoff unfairly abandoned a group, a judgement the rule itself does not state.More neutral: does not allow the Class of 2022 a fifth seasonDisagree with this highlight?, but Ohio’s governor just intervened
Whether a college athlete gets a fifth season now depends on in which state they play and which judge heard their case. DeWine’s order raises the stakes by testing whether a governor can override both the NCAA and his own state’s appellate court.
Oct 14, 2026Read at Just the News (opens in a new tab)
Fox NewsFar Right
Ohio Gov Mike DeWine defies NCAA eligibility rule with executive order for student-athletes
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's executive order defies the NCAA's eligibility rule, but Charlie Baker Loaded verb“fired back”Combat framing for a reply.More neutral: responded, repliedDisagree with this highlight? that one governor cannot legislate NCAA rules.
Oct 14, 2026Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)

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Ohio governor signs order letting colleges allow fifth season for Class of 2022

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Governor signs order letting state's colleges allow athletes 5th year of eligibility

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Ohio Gov Mike DeWine defies NCAA eligibility rule with executive order for student-athletes

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