Yet Another JUCO Eligibility Lawsuit Adds to the Chaos that Is Intercollegiate Sports
By Gary Chester, Senior Writer
The Sports Litigation Alert recently summarized the lawsuit of Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, who obtained a preliminary injunction to prevent the NCAA from enforcing its rule stating that a year of junior college sports participation counts as one year of eligibility at NCAA institutions. Three months later, the NCAA ruled that a similarly situated baseball player was ineligible to play for the University of Tennessee in the 2024-2025 season.
The player
