Dan Raley of Washington Huskies On SI reported on October 21, 2026, that a California court granted a preliminary injunction allowing Washington guard Tayshawn Comer to play for the Huskies. The report, published during October and reviewed here as background rather than a November update, added an eligibility development to Comer’s previously covered Nevada-to-Washington signing. Read the original report.
How Comer’s eligibility question developed
Washington’s September addition of Comer left one issue unresolved: whether the experienced transfer guard could receive a fifth college season. Raley wrote that Comer learned about the court relief near the end of a practice at Alaska Airlines Arena, with teammates gathering to celebrate. The moment reflected a player already working with Washington’s team while his route to competition remained unsettled.
According to Raley, Comer had initially been excluded from fifth-year eligibility because he was considered a graduate after four uninterrupted seasons at Eastern Kentucky, Evansville and Nevada. Raley described the preliminary injunction as relief for several players who had not been grandfathered into the NCAA’s new eligibility arrangement.
Why Washington became the opportunity
Comer told Raley that Nevada’s roster was already full when the eligibility change emerged, while Washington still had room. Raley also reported that assistant coach DeAndre Haynes had an existing recruiting relationship with Comer. Those details explain why the guard moved to Montlake instead of returning to Reno.
For Seattle, the basketball significance is the possibility of another experienced guard contributing to Danny Sprinkle’s team. Washington’s official signing announcement highlighted Comer’s leadership, defensive effort and ability to create offense in the paint. Those qualities describe the potential roster value; they do not guarantee playing time or results.
What the ruling does—and does not—establish
This remains an account of October’s preliminary relief, not a new November court update. Raley reported that the NCAA intended to appeal, but the supplied reporting does not establish whether an appeal was filed, decided or stayed by November 11. The injunction therefore should not be presented as a final eligibility judgment or as current general NCAA guidance.
Source: Dan Raley, Washington Huskies On SI, October 21, 2026. Cover image is illustrative basketball photography from Pexels and does not depict Comer or the reported event.