Nebraska football currently has 13 seniors on scholarship. Under Friday’s ruling, all of them can play in fall 2021 season. 

Other decisions made Friday by the Division I Board of Governors: 

» Schools are prohibited from requiring student-athletes to waive legal rights regarding COVID-19 as a condition of athletics participation.

» Schools are prohibited from canceling or reducing athletics scholarships if a college athlete in any sport opts not to participate due to COVID-19.

» Student-athletes who do not enroll full time during the 2020 fall term have flexibility in the progress-toward-degree requirements that must be met for eligibility in future terms.

The NCAA said it would attempt to stage fall sports championships — including the volleyball Final Four — in the spring, albeit in a scaled-down version, so long as the status of the coronavirus pandemic allows for it. 

“We want to provide opportunities for student-athletes whenever possible,” said Texas State president Denise Trauth, who is currently acting Board chairwoman. “We understand it will be complicated and different, and we’re not certain how it will look. But we believe it’s important to try to give students that championship experience.”