The order challenges a new NCAA eligibility rule that excludes those athletes.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.The suit was filed in federal court in Ohio.NCAA President Charlie Baker described taking the legal action as an "extraordinary step" intended to prevent DeWine from making it "impossible for all schools to compete on a level playing field."In the lawsuit, the NCAA accused DeWine, a two-term Republican governor, of trying to give Ohio athletes "a hall pass" from following NCAA rules.NCAA WINS TENTH CIRCUIT 'STAY', BUT FACES MORE ELIGIBILITY LAWSUITS FROM 2022 CLASS ATHLETES IN CHAOTIC TIMEOhio Gov.
Mike DeWine watches from the sideline before an NCAA football game between Ohio State and Minnesota at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Oct.4, 2025.
Ohio State won 42-3.(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)DeWine’s executive order and the NCAA’s lawsuit in response mark the latest escalation in a wave of legal maneuvering that is reshaping college sports rules on a state-by-state basis.The latest clash quickly prompted reactions from across the college athletics landscape.
"This whole thing has become comical," University of Tennessee athletic director Danny White said on social media in reaction to the NCAA announcement.Ohio’s eight Division I programs have yet to publicly weigh in on DeWine’s order.The measure has received support from Lt.
Gov.Jim Tressel, a championship-winning former coach at Ohio State and Youngstown State.
The state’s Division I ranks include No.4 Ohio State of the Big Ten, Cincinnati of the Big 12 and six members of the Mid-American Conference.Under DeWine's order, public and private universities in Ohio would be able to allow the Class of ’22 athletes to play, even though the NCAA’s new guidance excludes those who have already played f...