Newsstand: Former Michigan standouts file class-action lawsuit against Big Ten Network, NCAA
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Former Michigan standouts — headlined by quarterback Denard Robinson and wide receiver Braylon Edwards — have filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA and Big Ten Network for using their name, image and likeness without their permission.
The suit states the class action is on behalf of former Michigan football players who played before 2016. The players are seeking more than $50 million in damages.
The complaint comes after Mario Chalmers and 15 other former NCAA Tournament stars filed a suit against the NCAA, the nation’s top six basketball conferences and Turner Sports Interactive in July. And 10 players from the 1983 N.C. State national championship team got the ball rolling by suing the NCAA and the Collegiate Licensing Company for using their NIL without their permission in June.
Filed in the Eastern District of Michigan, Denard Robinson’s filing comes as college sports looks to land the plane on the landmark House settlement, which will award $2.8 billion in retroactive NIL pay to athletes who entered college sports after June 15, 2016. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken sent the NCAA and plaintiffs back to the drawing board last week to rework language around NIL collectives and boosters.
“While today, it is accepted and understood that current college football players are allowed to be compensated monetarily, especially for using their name, image and likeness (sometimes referred to as ‘NIL’), players were wrongfully and unlawfully prevented from doing so for decades,” Tuesday’s filing states. “The NCAA knew it was wrong but still continued to profit.”
Michigan’s 31-12 loss to Texas averaged 9.35 million viewers on FOX, making it the most watched college football game of the season to this point.
Michigan junior Colston Loveland surpassed 1,000 career receiving yards on Saturday and now sits fifth in program history for the most receiving yards by a tight end.
Quote Of The Day
“Saturday was a sad day for Michigan but we have 10 more opportunities left in the season. We can’t dwell about it and let it bleed into the coming weeks because that’s not going to help us at all. We gotta learn from it, get better and fight and keep playing.”
— Michigan senior EDGE TJ Guy on the loss to Texas and how the Wolverines are striving to bounce back
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