Antitrust Lawsuit Challenges NCAA over Amount of Aid to Student Athletes
Three former student athletes have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA, alleging that the NCAA’s rule requiring its members to cover some, but not all, of a student athlete’s expenses while attending college is an antitrust violation. In essence, they are arguing that the NCAA is a collusive monopsony.
The plaintiffs -- former Stanford football player Jason White, former UCLA football player Brian Polak and former University of San Francisco basketball player Jovan Harris -- a