US EditionCollege athletes suing NCAA to extend eligibility to 5 seasons
The lawsuit argues the NCAA's redshirt rule restricts athletes' careers and market value, seeking a legal change to allow five full seasons of play over five years.
- Current and former college athletes have filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA over its redshirt rule, arguing that limiting some athletes to four years of play while others get five violates antitrust law.
- The plaintiffs claim the rule unfairly penalizes athletes who play as freshmen by limiting their potential earnings from name, image and likeness deals and revenue sharing.
- The lawsuit includes seven other named plaintiffs and potentially thousands of current and former NCAA football, baseball and tennis players, and is being represented by Ryan Downton, who previously represented Diego Pavia in his case against the NCAA.
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Handful of college athletes sue NCAA over redshirt rule in case that could cover thousands
Vanderbilt linebacker Langston Patterson and former Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager are among 10 plaintiffs suing the NCAA over its redshirt rule that puts restrictions on the five years the athletes have to practice, play and graduate from college.
The Big One: College Athletes File Lawsuit Against NCAA To Change The 'Redshirt Rule'
A group of athletes has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA looking to change the rules relating to how many years of eligibility they are granted, taking aim at the ‘redshirt rule’ in college athletics. Vanderbilt LB Langston Patterson, along with four others, filed a lawsuit today in Middle Tennessee that challenges the current NCAA rule pertaining to how many years a player is eligible for competition, which currently includes his or her redshir…
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