Again: If you believe that coaches are infinitely more valuable, then you should believe they both sides deserve access to the free market.
“Different markets” is a tell that you think one party’s wages should be suppressed and one should not.
⚠️MUST WATCH: Star News legal analyst @MisruleofLaw Mark Pulliam explains why the SEC's First Amendment argument to prevent LSU from stopping a vote Thursday to expel them is a "prior restraint" and will be "laughed out of court."
Keep talking out the side of your neck we’re just different in Baton Rouge. They hate us ’cause they ain’t us, and they still can’t touch us! 💜💛🐯 #Haters#JustDifferent@Lane_Kiffin
Friday Sept 4 eligibility update.
Judge Will Jorden issued his preliminary injunction in Louisiana following a nine hour hearing on Sept 3. The ruling protects a fifth-season path for the 2022 plaintiffs and bars both the NCAA and the SEC from preventing LSU from rostering Dae'Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris.
There has been confusion about the SEC appeal. SEC attorneys told reporters they plan to appeal immediately, but talking to reporters is not a stay. A statement to the media changes nothing in court. Until a state appeals court actually issues a stay, Judge Jorden's injunction remains fully binding and LSU is legally clear to roster both players. On top of that, the SEC's separate federal lawsuit filed against LSU in Alabama has not produced a restraining order or any ruling blocking the school.
Here is where the rest of the national board stands heading into Saturday.
Kentucky. The Kentucky Court of Appeals denied the NCAA's emergency motion to sideline Alex Afari. Judge Brian Edwards' temporary restraining order remains in effect. Afari is cleared to suit up against Youngstown State.
Indiana. A Monroe Circuit Court judge granted a temporary restraining order protecting defensive linemen Stephen Daley and Kellan Wyatt. The ruling temporarily stops the NCAA and the Big Ten from enforcing eligibility limits against them.
West Virginia (Trotter). Setting the record straight on this one. Docket records confirm Judge Robert Chambers denied the 14 plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction on Sept 2. A formal order denying relief was entered that day. This is a clean win for the NCAA.
New York (Pearce). Emory Division III basketball player Benjamin Pearce secured an individual temporary restraining order in Westchester County on Sept 3 challenging his exclusion under the five-for-five transition rule.
Texas (Baylor). Baylor defensive lineman Traevon Mitchell received a temporary restraining order on Sept 2 from McLennan County Judge Alan Bennett. Mitchell is cleared for Baylor's first two games, with an injunction hearing set for Sept 15.
Missouri. Sterling Webb saw live game action Thursday night in Missouri's 54-14 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The court rejected the NCAA's motion to dismiss his restraining order earlier in the week.
Oklahoma. Braxton Fely secured his temporary restraining order in Cleveland County on Sept 1, preventing the NCAA from enforcing Bylaw 12.6 against him.