NCAA, States Ask Court to Extend Temporary Ban on Transfer Rule

A court should keep blocking the National Collegiate Athletic Association from enforcing its transfer rule for Division I athletes, allowing affected students to compete for the rest of academic year, both parties in a lawsuit agreed.

A two-week temporary restraining order should be converted into a preliminary injunction, putting the transfer rule on hold until the court decides the merits of the case, the NCAA and seven states suing over the rule said in a joint motion filed Friday with the US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.

If granted, the extension could last through the winter ...