Appeals Court Sides with Athletic Association in Dispute over Athlete’s Eligibility

A Florida appeals court has concluded that a trial court erred when it granted a temporary injunction to a suspended student athlete and his high school, which allowed the student-athlete to continue playing football for the school.   In a key finding, the appeals court held that the student-athlete had not properly exhausted all of the administrative remedies available to him through the state’s high school athletic association.   The plaintiff, Robert Morris, was a promising high s