# TCU is working to add former Saint Louis player Robbie Avila after return to Billikens was nixed > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2583336 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 4 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 12, 2026, 5:18 PM · Read it: FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU is working to add Robbie Avila to its roster after the former Saint Louis player was cleared to play by a judge but barred from returning to the Billikens due to roster restrictions.Horned Frogs coach Jamie Dixon said Thursday he was contacted by Avila and his family after the fifth-year senior exhausted “all options to play at Saint Louis” and became aware of the injury situation at TCU. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 10:28 AM: [Sources: Former Saint Louis star Avila finalizing deal to play for TCU]() — ESPN (Sports, United States) Former Saint Louis star Robbie Avila, the 2025 A-10 Player of the Year, is finalizing a deal to play for TCU this season, sources told ESPN. - Nov 12, 2026, 10:36 AM: [TCU lands Saint Louis star Robbie Avila amid roster-limit kerfuffle: What it means for the Horned Frogs]() — CBS Sports (Sports, United States) A roster-limit snafu stopped the A-10 Player of the Year from returning to Saint Louis, so Robbie Avila is off to the Big 12. - Nov 12, 2026, 1:30 PM: [“Hate the System”: Former Manhattan HC Reacts as Robbie Avila Gets Second Chance After Saint Louis Setback as TCU Move Nears Completion]() — EssentiallySports (Sports) The NCAA’s five-in-five rule was meant to help players. Robbie Avila exposed an unexpected loophole in the system that Fran Fraschilla says is broken. Just a week after the judge cleared Robbie Avila to play his first season, his college eligibility has taken another wild twist. He was once denied a place on the St. - Nov 12, 2026, 5:18 PM: [TCU is working to add former Saint Louis player Robbie Avila after return to Billikens was nixed]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU is working to add Robbie Avila to its roster after the former Saint Louis player was cleared to play by a judge but barred from returning to the Billikens due to roster restrictions.Horned Frogs coach Jamie Dixon said Thursday he was contacted by Avila and his family after the fifth-year senior exhausted “all options to play at Saint Louis” and became aware of the injury situation at TCU.