Vanderbilt QB Sues NCAA Over Junior College Eligibility Rules

The NCAA was sued by Vanderbilt University’s quarterback, Diego Pavia, who claims the organization’s junior college eligibility rules are anticompetitive.

The NCAA’s bylaws discriminate against junior college athletes because they reduce the number of years that former juco football players can play Division I NCAA football after transferring to a D-I school, Pavia said in a lawsuit filed Friday in the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee that seeks injunctive relief.

The rules also restrain the ability of these athletes to earn money through use of their name, image, and likeness, according to Pavia, who played at ...