NCAA Sues DeWine Over 2022 Athletes' 5th-Season Order

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 17

The NCAA sued Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine in federal court Friday, calling his order on Class of 2022 athletes an extraordinary threat to competitive balance across college sports.
DeWine signed the order three days earlier, letting Ohio schools choose to give those athletes a fifth season even though the NCAA's June rule bars players who already used four seasons.
The association said the move gives Ohio programs an unfair advantage and argued the Ohio Supreme Court's separate order did not make those players immediately eligible.
The state high court is already weighing the order's legality after pausing an appeals ruling; briefs in a case led by basketball player Filip Borovićanin are due next Monday.
The fight adds to a widening state-by-state legal battle over NCAA rules as football and basketball seasons near and Congress still has not finalized federal protections the NCAA wants.