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Ohio governor signs order letting state's colleges allow 2022 athletes a 5th year of eligibility

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order Tuesday giving the state's colleges and universities the option of allowing athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 to play a fifth year in defiance of the NCAA's new eligibility rule.

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    Ohio governor signs order letting state's colleges allow 2022 athletes a 5th year of eligibility (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order Tuesday giving the state's colleges and universities the option of allowing athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 to play a fifth year in defiance of the NCAA's new eligibility rule.

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