NCAA rejects James Madison football's postseason eligibility waiver request: reports

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The NCAA Division I Board Administration Committee has denied James Madison football's second waiver request seeking full bowl eligibility for the 10-0 football team, according to ESPN.

Jacksonville State and Tarleton State were also reportedly denied full postseason eligibility. James Madison and Jacksonville State are both in the mandatory two-year transition period after they made the jump from the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level to the highest level of college football, the FBS.

Tarleton State plays in the FCS after moving up from the Division II ranks. The Dukes are ranked in the latest AP Top 25 poll. School officials expressed disappointment over the NCAA's latest rejection.

"We're obviously disappointed in the outcome of the NCAA's review of our request for bowl relief," the university said in a statement Wednesday. "We're saddened for our university community and, in particular, we're devastated for our football program, the coaches and student-athletes who have orchestrated an amazing season and earned the opportunity.

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James Madison Dukes helmets on the sideline during the first half of the NCAA Division I FCS football championship quarterfinal game between the James Madison Dukes and the North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Bridgeforth Stadium May 2, 2021, in Harrisonburg, Va.  (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

Earlier this month, school officials delivered a letter to the NCAA requesting full postseason eligibility. Copies of the letter posted to social media showed James Madison argued the Dukes would have a chance to play in a New Year's Six bowl if the