Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia have joined Tennessee and Virginia in an antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA, challenging the enforcement of its name, image, and likeness (NIL) rules.
Florida, New York and the District of Columbia joined the antitrust case from Tennessee and Virginia against the National Collegiate Athletic Association on Wednesday.
The case led to a February preliminary injunction against the NCAA enforcing its name, image and likeness rules.
That ruling blocked the NCAA from enforcing its interim NIL rules or any NIL restrictions until the full case is heard and a ruling rendered. U.S. District Judge Clifton L. Corker also restricted the NCAA from enforcing its rules of restitution related to NIL activities until a final ruling.
The case led Tennessee to change its NIL rules in legislation that passed the General Assembly and is currently on the desk of Gov. Bill Lee waiting to be signed and become law.
The bill would change Tennessee law to allow prospective students to hire an agent and would eliminate fair market value limitations on athlete pay.