Ohio governor's order on student-athlete eligibility faces NCAA lawsuit

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 17:58 · Archive

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

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order on Tuesday allowing colleges and universities in the state to decide whether athletes who graduated high school in 2022 can compete for a fifth season, despite a new NCAA eligibility rule that excludes those who have already played four seasons. DeWine said: 'When the rules change, fairness has to remain part of the equation. We want Ohio's student-athletes to have the same opportunity as student-athletes in other states.'

The NCAA sued DeWine in federal court on Friday, calling the executive order an attempt to give Ohio institutions 'an unfair, unprecedented and unwarranted competitive advantage'. NCAA President Charlie Baker said in a statement: 'One elected official seeking to make their own rules for their own schools' advantage is a terrible way to run athletic competitions.' The lawsuit stated that college sports depend on participants following rules, and that DeWine was 'attempting to give Ohio institutions a hall pass to break the rules.'

Baker described the lawsuit as an 'extraordinary step' designed to prevent it becoming 'impossible for all schools to compete on a level playing field'. The Ohio Supreme Court said it would step in and determine the legality of the executive order. The NCAA rule, approved over the summer, is the subject of multiple court fights.

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NCAA sues Ohio governor over his executive order allowing schools to ignore new eligibility ruleThe NCAA has filed a federal lawsuit against Ohio Gov. Mike DeWineIndependent World · 16 Oct, 17:18
Ohio Gov Mike DeWine defies NCAA eligibility rule with executive order for student-athletesOhio Gov. Mike DeWine's executive order defies the NCAA's eligibility rule, but Charlie Baker fired back that one governor cannot legislate NCAA rules.Fox News · 14 Oct, 21:03

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