North Carolina Football and Field Hockey Players Join Indiana Eligibility Lawsuit

Posted Sep 15, 2026
UNC placekicker Rece Verhoff and field hockey players Ryleigh Heck, Sietske Bruning, and Dani Mendez have joined an eligibility lawsuit in Indiana, becoming part of a group of 97 student-athletes seeking emergency relief against the NCAA’s new age-based eligibility model. UNC Basketball transfer Cameron Fens is not attached to the Indiana lawsuit. (Inside Carolina)

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