Overview

• The section’s transfer portal now lists roughly two dozen ineligible players after an initial tally of five, with outlets citing 19 or 20 and one apparent duplicate name on the list.
• Bishop Montgomery ended its varsity season after one game, fired head coach Ed Hodgkiss, and announced the resignation of President Pat Lee.
• Some affected players have reached out to Arizona high schools about spots, and the Arizona Interscholastic Association says it is reviewing potential eligibility implications.
• The ineligibility orders span two years under CIF rules, with postings indicating players are sidelined through fall 2027 and allowed to seek appeals.
• A booster linked to the case publicly claimed he paid families to facilitate transfers, an assertion shared in a YouTube interview referenced by local reporters.