Former Miami Hurricanes linebacker Wesley Bissainthe is back in the mix for another college season after a Dallas judge granted him a temporary restraining order on Thursday, along with 40 other athletes.
The ruling bars the NCAA, the Southeastern Conference and commissioner Greg Sankey from blocking those players from competing again in college sports. On Tuesday, the SEC had moved to stop professional athletes from returning to college under a set of new policies aimed at players who had previously entered pro paths. Those rules covered athletes who declared for the NFL, NBA or WNBA Draft without properly withdrawing, signed a contract with an NFL or other professional football league, NBA/G-League or WNBA-affiliate team, or were listed on an NFL, NBA/G-League or WNBA-affiliate roster.
The Big 10 was first to act, and the Big 12 and ACC followed. But local courts appear to be overriding those conference policies.
Bissainthe arrived at Miami as a four-star recruit in the 2022 class out of Miami Central High School. He chose the Hurricanes over Florida, Alabama, Florida State, LSU, Nebraska, Oregon and Texas, among other Power Four scholarship offers, and made an immediate impact on defense.
His role grew in 2023, when the Miami native became a full-time starter as a sophomore. By 2025, he had put together a senior season that set career highs across the board: 71 total tackles, 39 solos, 32 assists, three tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and a 32-yard interception against Stanford. He played in 16 games, starting 15, and was a key piece in Miami’s run to the National Championship game.
Bissainthe was unable to redshirt and preserve eligibility because he played more than four games in each season.
Whether Miami can make room for a possible reunion is still unsettled. The Hurricanes currently have 115 players on the roster, and the linebacker group is thin beyond Mohamed Toure, Chase Smith and Cam Pruitt. That said, Justin “JJ” Edwards and Jordan Campbell, along with others, could see expanded opportunities.
Miami also trimmed its roster ahead of next week’s season opener, parting ways with Conrad Hussey, Hayden Lowe, Jontavius Wyman and Cam Vaughn. There is space available, but nothing has been decided.
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