Article: Notre Dame football star sues NCAA over eligibility rules; class action antitrust suit seeks to overturn two NCAA rules, Public Citizen reports. (Public Citizen Litigation Group, Braxton Lee Banks, National Collegiate Athletic Association)

NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL STAR SUES NCAA OVER ELIGIBILITY RULES; CLASS ACTION ANTITRUST SUIT SEEKS TO OVERTURN TWO NCAA RULES, PUBLIC CITIZEN REPORTS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Citizen issued the following:

A star Notre Dame running back today sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) over eligibility rules that bar him from playing football in his final season this year.

Braxton Lee Banks filed the class action suit in federal district court in South Bend, Ind., challenging NCAA rules that prohibit football players from playing intercollegiate football once they have entered their names into professional football's ...

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