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Explained: Federal appeals court hands NCAA a victory in struggle for five-year eligibility rule
Compiled Nov 6
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver reversed a lower-court decision that had granted a fifth year of eligibility to players who graduated high school in 2022.
- 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
- A federal appellate court based in Denver that hears appeals from lower federal courts in its region.
- Division I
- The top competitive level of college athletics within the NCAA.
- eligibility rule
- NCAA regulation determining how many years an athlete may compete in college sports.
- market definition
- A legal concept used in antitrust cases to identify the relevant competitive market in which harm is assessed.
- plaintiffs
- The parties (athletes) who brought the lawsuit against the NCAA.