College football players say NCAA admitted to US anticompetitive effects of rule
( July 9, 2026, 17:45 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: College football players challenging the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s five-year-rule renewed a motion for a US preliminary injunction following a revision that allows college athletes to compete for all five seasons within their five-year window of eligibility. They argued that in adopting the “Five-in-Five Rule,” the NCAA has dismantled the restraints on competition that it has forcefully defended and confirmed that the challenged rules are stricter than necessary to achieve its stated goals. Additionally, it has excluded plaintiffs from relief under the new rule in a targeted perpetuation of the anticompetitive harm caused by the challenged rules, they said. See attached file. ...
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