Ex-Ole Miss starters granted restraining order for 5th year - ESPN

Former Ole Miss starters Dae'Quan Wright, Zxavian Harris and Wydett Williams, all of whom signed with NFL teams this summer, are among a group of athletes who were granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday to return to college for one more season.

The trio of former Rebels standouts joined 30 other athletes from a variety of sports in a lawsuit filed against the NCAA in Louisiana state court Wednesday.

The list of plaintiffs includes 16 football players, several who signed with NFL teams and participated in training camps earlier this month. Three of the players — Wright, Williams and former Oregon State running back Anthony Hankerson — are currently listed on NFL rosters for the Browns, Cardinals and Seahawks, respectively.

Those players have expressed an interest in being released from their NFL contracts, according to attorney Ryan Downton, and if their NFL teams release them by September 1 they will be allowed to join a college roster under the restraining order.

Former South Carolina safety DQ Smith, LSU linebacker Jack Pyburn and Notre Dame defensive lineman Junior Tuihalamaka are among the other players who joined the suit.

Their case is the latest in a wave of more than a dozen lawsuits filed this summer by athletes who want to play a fifth season of college sports. In total, more than 100 athletes are currently suing the NCAA in hopes of returning to school for one more year.

The lawsuit claims the NCAA is breaching its «covenant of good faith» by not giving these players the same opportunity to play for five years in college that past players received and future players will receive.

The NCAA changed its eligibility rules in June to allow athletes to play for five seasons within a five-year timespan which