Navy Baseball Player’s Temporary Restraining Order Against NCAA Denied

By Emma Fernald, of Tulane Sports Law On March 5, 2026, Judge Julie Rebecca Rubin denied a temporary restraining order in Brock Murtha’s suit challenging the NCAA’s denial of a Season-of-Competition Waiver.  The court held that Murtha failed to meet the standard for extraordinary relief. Murtha v. Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Ass’n, No. 1:26-cv-00719-JRR (D. Md. Mar. 2, 2026). Murtha, a senior infielder at the U.S. Naval Academy, sought a fifth year of NCAA eligibility after the associatio