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NCAA opposes college athlete's injunction against US eligibility rules

( May 21, 2025, 15:56 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The National Collegiate Athletic Association opposed Kai Johnson’s request for an injunction against its  “five-year-rule” and other related eligibility rules, arguing that the US Ninth Circuit has already held them to be non-commercial and outside the purview of the Sherman Act. “Notably, and underscoring the propriety of the O’Bannon court’s reasoning, Johnson’s argument would apply with equal force to all non-commercial NCAA eligibility rules, including the requirements of maintaining a minimum GPA, graduating from high school, enrolling in a minimum number of credit hours, and the like. College sports cannot exist without these eligibility rules,” the NCAA said. See attached file. ...

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