CLEMSON — Judge Charlotte Sweeney of the U.S. District Court of Colorado clarified her nationwide, class-wide preliminary injunction requiring the NCAA to grant a fifth year of eligibility to all Division I athletes from the high school class of 2022, who have already exhausted their eligibility.

On Sunday, Judge Sweeney issued an order clarifying the scope of her injunction that she issued on Friday night. She clarified her injunction only grants athletes in the class a fifth year. It does not enjoin transfer rules, roster caps, rev share caps, which were established and agreed upon in the House vs NCAA settlement case, which was approved in June of 2025.

To put it in layman terms, those who have already exhausted their eligibility from the 2022 freshman class, will get another year of eligibility from Judge Sweeney’s order on Friday. However, for those who were not already in the transfer portal, they will not be allowed to enter the portal, and schools will not be allowed to exceed the roster or rev share caps that have been agreed upon in the House Settlement.

What does this mean for Clemson, especially the men’s basketball team?

As was reported earlier on Sunday, former Clemson forward R.J. Godfrey signed with Arizona. Godfrey was already in the transfer portal, something he and former Clemson guard Butta Johnson did back in the spring.

This appears to be a gray area in Judge Sweeney’s order because Godfrey had no eligibility remaining when he placed his name in the portal. The Clemson Insider is checking with our sources to clarify what all this means for Godfrey’s signing with Arizona.

As for Dillon Hunter, who said he was going to put his name in the transfer portal on Saturday, he can only play for one team, according to the order. He, or anyone else that plans to return to college athletics, can only play for the school they played with last year or decide to forgo their final year of eligibility.

Hunter signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven, a German professional team, just two weeks before the Friday ruling was announced. The injunction allows Hunter to return to college because he was not drafted into the NBA or any other professional league.

Since the order does not allow squads to allow any additional roster spots, it means a lot of the newly eligible players will likely not be able to play for their team if all the required roster spots are filled.

The Clemson men’s basketball team has one roster spot available, which could go to Hunter if he wants to accept it. TCI learned on Saturday, through our conversations with our sources, Clemson has the means to offer Hunter more money than the German team does.

It basically will come down to what Hunter wants to do.

As for Johnson, he will likely play the waiting game and see what Clemson does. Like, Godfrey, he can sign with another team because he entered the portal in the spring. However, will that hold up and, if so, are their any available spots open on other teams.

Stayed tuned to TCI for more information as it becomes available.