Wisconsin's Fourqurean granted injunction for extra season - ESPN

A federal judge granted Wisconsin cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean a preliminary injunction to play another season for the Badgers on Thursday, after the player argued in a federal lawsuit that the NCAA was depriving him of opportunities to profit from his name, image and likeness because his five-year eligibility clock started while he was playing two seasons at a Division II school.

In the lawsuit, Fourqurean's attorneys asked the court to grant a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction that would prevent the NCAA from enforcing its bylaws pertaining to its five-year rule for eligibility, three-year eligibility limits for transfers, and to rule that Fourqurean's first season at Division II Grand Valley State be considered a missed opportunity under NCAA rules because of the death of his father in 2021.

Fourqurean's attorneys asked a judge for injunctive relief from the court because he had until Friday to declare for the NFL draft.

The NCAA had denied his request for a waiver for additional eligibility on Jan. 30.

Fourqurean testified in a hearing Tuesday that he would make «hundreds of thousands of dollars» in NIL deals if we were permitted to play for the Badgers this coming season.

In the ruling, U.S. District Court Judge William Conley ordered the NCAA not to enforce its five-year rule in Fourqurean's case «absent a more meaningful demonstration that exceptions to that rule should not apply» to the plaintiff «given the unique circumstances surrounding his 2021-2022 season at Division II Grand Valley State University.»

«Moreover, defendant's eligibility rules likely depress competition for roster spots, and thus, player NIL earnings, by categorically excluding athletes after four seasons of competition