Indiana football will not have defensive ends Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt available this weekend as they continue to pursue a fifth season of eligibility in the courts.
The news comes via ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
“Indiana’s Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt are not expected to be eligible this weekend as they await a judge’s injunction ruling,” Thamel wrote on X. “They had been eligible on a temporary restraining order that’s expired. The judge has indicated that her ruling on the injunction will not come until next week.”
Both eligible prior to the expiration of their restraining order, Daley played in the first two games of the season and has seen 32 snaps, while Wyatt only played in week two and saw nine snaps.
Both players have continued practicing with the team since the start of fall camp as their eligibility status has changed multiple times. They were both highly impactful a season ago before suffering injuries.
Daley had 19 tackles for loss to go with 41 quarterback pressures, 5.5 sacks and two forced fumbles in 2025. He had 10 tackles for loss over the last three games of the regular season.
In seven games Wyatt had 27 tackles in 2025, including 8.5 for a loss and 2.5 sacks.
The judge’s ruling next week will also impact IU basketball player Sam Alexis, who is also currently ineligible and part of the same group of plaintiffs seeking an injunction.
“Per attorney Ryan Downton of the Texas Trial Group, the judge is expected to make a decision as soon as Monday next week,” Thamel wrote in a later post on X. “It will be no later than Friday, which means that No. 4 Indiana will have clarity before starting Big Ten play.”
Indiana and Western Kentucky kick at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, and hosts Northwestern next Friday evening.
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