Texas A&M at risk of having its season ruined due to Alabama's Charles Bediako nonsense

Texas A&M narrowly lost to Alabama, and it spiraled into a four-game losing streak. Now, after an Alabama circuit court judge ruled Charles Bediako ineligible to continue playing for Alabama for the remainder of the 2025-26 season, it looks like restitution action is not expected against Bama.

Fans knew this might happen, but they aren't the only school that will get screwed by this ruling. As college sports writer Ross Dellenger says, it's not going to matter for the teams that lost against an ineligible player.

Texas A&M is not likely to get its Alabama loss exempt

Dellenger, Andy Staples and Steven Godfrey lay out the 1975 "Rule of Restitution," which penalizes teams when legal, preliminary rulings allowing players to participate are reversed. College basketball teams are trying to bring back pro athletes, and this is a perfect time for the NCAA to invoke this rule.

"Created in 1975, this rule allows the NCAA to punish schools or athletes if a preliminary injunction—under which an athlete competed—is later overturned in court. It is currently being threatened for use against schools and athletes seeking additional eligibility via court cases."

Dellenger, Staples and Godfrey

If the three wins under Bediako were to be vacated, Alabama would likely be a bubble team, according to Staples on Yahoo Sports' College Football Enquirer. Dellenger also goes into detail on what would happen with A&M.

"Auburn, A&M and Missouri all took a loss when Alabama used Bediako and I think the NCAA selection committee, I don't want to say exempt that loss, but they certainly will remember that Alabama was playing using an ineligible player in those losses. "

Ross Dellenger

So for A&M, they aren't likely to get the game exempt, but the NCAA selection committee could end up hurting Alabama on Selection Sunday. Not the results fans wanted, but most fans just want pro athletes to stay in their lane and out of college.