Vaka’s Scholarship Cancelled After Mom’s Death | Huntsville News

Huntsville News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 16, 2026 · 1m

Western Kentucky’s defensive lineman Victory Vaka is facing the end of his college football career after being cut just weeks after his mom’s funeral — a move he says was inhumane and contradicted the coaches’ claims of care. Despite being given a workout plan to return in June, Vaka was told he was no longer on the team, and his scholarship was canceled under NCAA “failure to report” rules, blocking his use of the transfer portal exemption. The NCAA denied his waiver, and while schools reportedly want him, his path forward is now blocked — all while the school’s leadership stays silent…