Pretty good primer on where things currently stand now and whether an athlete has another year or not. I will leave it to the legal eagles on here to further comment.
https://x.com/austinmasseySBI/status/2086886208685129919?s=20
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Worth noting for Antwone Woolfolk: he is eligible not just under the Colorado ruling (which would make him eligible as well) but also under a separate Ohio state suit in which he was a listed plaintiff.
So the NCAA would need to get both the Colorado nationwide order and the Ohio state order overturned to keep him from playing for us this year.
There have also been state cases in several other states that have granted relief to plaintiffs and several states awaiting rulings. I don’t think any state case has failed to win an injunction on this issue so far. Unless the NCAA is going to operate under some guys can do it and some can’t (which would be a disaster), I don’t see any scenario where this class doesn’t get to play, even if the Colorado action changes.
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Are there any football players from last years team who would qualify for this? Edit, quick google search says no 4 for 4 seniors on the team last year.
Explain it to me like I’m 5- does this mean Woolfolk WILL be eligible now?
It’s basically turning into a bar exam question at this point…
If the Tenth Circuit doesn’t stay her ruling, or just lets the appellate process proceed as normal, it’s good law for the duration of the appeal (which would almost certainly drag well into if not beyond the basketball season). The question is does this supersede the Ohio state appellate court …
All of this legal BS is why college athletics has become a real shit show…and I have a law degree.