NCAA Gets Protective Order in Cohane Case

A federal judge from the Western District of New York has granted the NCAA’s motion for a protective order of confidentiality in a case involving a coach, who sued the University at Buffalo (SUNY), Mid-America Conference (MAC), and several officials, claiming they violated his constitutional right to due process in the course of investigating possible violations of NCAA rules.   Plaintiff Timothy Cohane was hired as head coach at SUNY in 1993. He continued to coach the team for five more