The NCAA appealed Friday’s O’Bannon case ruling, which said that the NCAA violated antitrust laws by prohibiting college football and basketball players from being paid for the use of their names, images and likenesses.
NCAA chief legal officer Donald Remy released a statement saying that the organization would appeal the decision.
“We remain confident that the NCAA has not violated the antitrust laws and intend to appeal. We will also be seeking clarity from the District Court on some details of its ruling.”
“It should be noted that the Court supported several of the NCAA’s positions, and we share a commitment to better support student-athletes. For more than three years, we’ve been working to improve the college experience for the more than 460,000 student-athletes across all three divisions. On Thursday, the Division I Board of Directors passed a new governance model allowing schools to better support student-athletes, including covering the full cost of attendance, one of the central components of the injunction. The Court also agreed that the integration of academics and athletics is important and supported by NCAA rules.”
Source: CBSSports