NCAA sues Ohio governor over eligibility rule executive order

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 04:21 · Archive

The NCAA has sued Ohio Governor Mike DeWine over an executive order allowing state universities to let athletes who graduated high school in 2022 play a fifth college season.

The NCAA filed a federal lawsuit against Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Friday over an executive order signed three days earlier. The order allows state universities to permit athletes who graduated from high school in 2022 to compete for a fifth college season, defying the NCAA's new eligibility guidance that excludes those who have already played four seasons.

NCAA President Charlie Baker described the legal action as an 'extraordinary step' designed to prevent the governor from making it 'impossible for all schools to compete on a level playing field'. The lawsuit accused DeWine, a two-term Republican governor, of trying to give Ohio athletes 'a hall pass' from following NCAA rules.

The dispute marks the latest escalation in ongoing legal maneuvering reshaping college sports rules on a state-by-state basis. Tennessee athletic director Danny White commented on social media that 'this whole thing has become comical'. Ohio's eight Division I programs, including Ohio State, Cincinnati and six Mid-American Conference members, have not yet publicly commented on the executive order. The governor's office declined to comment on the litigation.

How it is being reported

• NCAA moves to block Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's executive order expanding college athletes' eligibilityThe NCAA filed a federal lawsuit against Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, claiming his executive order gives Ohio schools an unfair competitive advantage.Fox News · 17 Oct, 04:00
• NCAA suing Ohio gov over ‘misguided’ executive order allowing schools to ignore new eligibility ruleNCAA President Charlie Baker called the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Ohio, an “extraordinary step” designed to prevent Gov. Mike DeWine from making it “impossible for all schools to compete on a level playing field.”New York Post · 16 Oct, 21:52

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