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Ross Dellenger

NCAA Faces New Multimillion Dollar Lawsuit

Roughly 12 hours after its most celebrated event ended with the sweet sounds of “One Shining Moment,” the NCAA found itself with a new legal battle to fight.

Lawyers filed a multimillion-dollar, antitrust class-action lawsuit against the governing body of college athletics Tuesday, seeking retroactive Alston-related educational payments for college athletes dating back to 2018.

Winston & Strawn LLP and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, the international firms that won the Alston case against the NCAA in the Supreme Court, filed their latest suit in the Northern District of California against both the NCAA and the five Power 5 conferences (Big Ten, SEC, Pac-12, ACC and Big 12). The case names former Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard (who is now with the Carolina Panthers) and former Auburn track athlete Keira McCarrell as plaintiffs.

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