NCAA files reply backing US appeals court overturning injunction against ‘five-year-rule’
( May 2, 2025, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The National Collegiate Athletic Association told a US appeals court that a lower court abused its discretion when it granted an injunction against its enforcement of its five-year-rule against Nyzier Fourqurean. The NCAA argued the decision reflects a fundamental misapprehension of a related court order, which led to the court’s flawed rule of reason analysis and ultimately led to a flawed conclusion that Fourqurean is likely to succeed on the merits because (the court believed) the NCAA “fail[ed] to adopt and apply meaningful exceptions” to the five-year-rule.See attached file. ...
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