US EditionJudge Allows 4 West Virginia Football Players Fighting NCAA Eligibility Rules to Compete
Four West Virginia football players won a court injunction challenging NCAA eligibility rules, highlighting ongoing national legal disputes over transfer and playing time restrictions.
- On Wednesday, federal judge John Preston Bailey allowed four West Virginia football players to compete this season after ruling on eligibility.
- The players challenged the NCAA's five-year limit rule, arguing junior college years should not count against their eligibility in a lawsuit filed earlier this month.
- Bailey authored a 67-page opinion recognizing that, in the era of NIL, eligibility regulations involve commercial considerations and linked his decision to earlier similar cases on the matter.
- Jimmori Robinson, the standout player among them, achieved 10.5 sacks and 17 tackles for loss during the previous season and earned recognition as the top defensive player in the American Athletic Conference.
- The ruling allows the four players to play this season but calls on Congress to pass legislation to provide stability by overruling varied state laws and court decisions.
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Judge rules four West Virginia football players still eligible after JuCo years
Four West Virginia University football players will be able to play in 2025 after a favorable eligibility ruling from a federal judge on Wednesday. The decision is also a boost to many junior college athletes who are hoping to retain NCAA eligibility. Which players are now eligible to play and why? Defensive lineman Jimmori Robinson, running back Tye Edwards, safety Justin Harrington and wide receiver Jeff Weimer all attended junior colleges tha…
West Virginia judge grants injunction in WVU transfer eligibility case
WHEELING, W.Va. (WOWK) - A federal judge in Wheeling says four junior college transfers should be granted an eligibility waiver so they can play for the Mountaineers this season. The ruling came down in a preliminary injunction Wednesday afternoon. 4 WVU football players sue NCAA over denied eligibility, hearing to come The NCAA argues that the four young men have already used all of their eligibility, but West Virginia Attorney General J.…
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