2026-27 Staff and Roster

[leo from jersey]

With the state of Ohio Gov. giving an executive order, this puts to bed that the state only cares for tOSU. Plenty of deep pockets outside of tOSU spoke to DeWine. Is this a mess? Yes it is, but this us the state of ball today. Today we get Collins, but who knows the repercussions down the road. With the NIL out of control, one could sense the government getting involved. Lots of fans want a level playing field and of course, their team to win.

Do you think the BIG 12 wants all their teams to win on the big stage and so adding Collins helps UC and TV ratings.

[daveh]

The NCAA has not been able to enforce anything for years. That said, I hate to see each state taking individual actions.

but, when different courts in different states make different / opposing rulings, that's what we have now - who knew - maybe li'l mike is a roundball fan

[leo from jersey]

but, when different courts in different states make different / opposing rulings, that's what we have now - who knew - maybe li'l mike is a roundball fan

a fan of the deep pockets, He can't run again so he needs to make friends. I am sure he has quite a few though.

[leo from jersey]

So if this sticks. What will the addition mean on the court. Does this change the offense a little. It has to change the rotation. I hate the politics, but I love the Cats and Collins to me, will be a very big piece of the team. You play with the hand dealt.

[Lobot]

Based on Dewine's EO. MJ Collins is currently eligible for now. The Ohio Supreme Court is looking at it per Sam Erlich

[leo from jersey]

Based on Dewine's EO. MJ Collins is currently eligible for now. The Ohio Supreme Court is looking at it per Sam Erlich

plenty of maneuvering to come.

[Lobot]

You know you want that breakdown of the roster from Corey Evans right?

[Lobot]

First maneuver: The NCAA has sued Mike Dewine

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/ncaa-files-lawsuit-against-ohio-gov-mike-dewine-over-state-executive-order-on-fifth-year-players-142606844.html

[swilsonsp4]

UC just added another transfer involved in the Borovicanin v NCAA case: Akron PF Amani Lyles, 6'7". Lyles averaged 15 ppg & 8 rpg for the Zips, who played in the Dance last year. He scored 26 against the Red Raiders in the Zips' loss in the tourney. If he gets to play, I don't like the chances for Riley Allenspach to see significant playing time.

I don't know whether either Lyles or M.J. Collins will get to play. This needs to be settled, pronto. That's probably unrealistic, with the NCAA still threatening to punish any schools that utilize any of the players involved. A judge (whose location escapes me) told NCAA Prez Charlie Baker that, as long as the injunction stands, if the NCAA takes action, they'll be in contempt. But, what happens if the injunctions are overturned and the player-plaintiffs lose on the merits?

[longtimefan]

UC just added another transfer involved in the Borovicanin v NCAA case: Akron PF Amani Lyles, 6'7". Lyles averaged 15 ppg & 8 rpg for the Zips, who played in the Dance last year. He scored 26 against the Red Raiders in the Zips' loss in the tourney. If he gets to play, I don't like the chances for Riley Allenspach to see significant playing time.

I don't know whether either Lyles or M.J. Collins will get to play. This needs to be settled, pronto. That's probably unrealistic, with the NCAA still threatening to punish any schools that utilize any of the players involved. A judge (whose location escapes me) told NCAA Prez Charlie Baker that, as long as the injunction stands, if the NCAA takes action, they'll be in contempt. But, what happens if the injunctions are overturned and the player-plaintiffs lose on the merits?

On top of that, it looks like they’ll be ineligible for road games unless something changes fast.

[swilsonsp4]

On top of that, it looks like they’ll be ineligible for road games unless something changes fast.

I asked "Professor Claude Opus" to address this issue. His response:

I couldn’t find an attorney who has addressed your road-game scenario head-on: Team A legally playing a Class of 2022 athlete, traveling to a state where no court or order allows it. A few prominent lawyers have commented on the pieces that bear on it, though, and they point the same direction.

What the lawyers have said

• Darren Heitner (Florida sports attorney) said DeWine’s order doesn’t require Ohio schools to roster these players but gives them cover if they choose to. He doubted it has the power to override NCAA rules.
• Ryan Regula (managing partner at Snell & Wilmer, a former two-sport Division I athlete) told USA Today the order is legally risky but politically smart. In his view the governor can’t rewrite NCAA rules, but can tell Ohio schools the state will back them if they play these athletes. Read closely, he said, the order doesn’t make anyone eligible. It bars Ohio schools from using the Class of 2022 rule as a reason to bench a player, but gives athletes no right to sue. He thinks Charlie Baker is on strong ground on the core point that a governor can’t legislate NCAA eligibility. He also flagged that the Justice Department could test the order under President Trump’s April executive order directing challenges to state laws that conflict with NCAA rules.
• Mike Hilgers, Nebraska’s attorney general and a lawyer though not a sports specialist, was the closest to your question. He said he couldn’t imagine the Ohio order being enforceable across the Big Ten, let alone in Nebraska.
• Michael McCann of Sportico, a law professor, made a related jurisdictional point: the Tenth Circuit’s ruling in the Colorado class case directly binds only federal courts in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming.

How the pieces fit together

What follows is my own reading of how the two situations differ, not something these attorneys have said.

A player with his own court order. A TRO or injunction from, say, a Texas or Louisiana court restrains the NCAA itself, because the NCAA is the defendant. In principle it goes wherever the player plays, so the location of the road game doesn’t matter. Some of these orders also expressly bar the NCAA, and in the Dallas case the SEC, from punishing the school or coach.

The real risk is the NCAA’s Rule of Restitution. It lets the NCAA impose penalties after the fact, such as vacated wins, forfeited postseason eligibility, or lost media revenue, if a player competed under an injunction that is later dissolved. That risk falls on the team that played the athlete, not on the opponent. Some judges have also blocked enforcement of that rule.

An Ohio player covered only by the governor’s order. This is a weaker position. No court has ordered the NCAA to do anything; only a governor has directed Ohio schools not to bench these players. The NCAA has said it will keep enforcing its rules everywhere, including in Ohio. A road game in, say, Nebraska would bring nothing new into play. The exposure would be the same as at home: possible NCAA penalties against the Ohio school, unless the Ohio Supreme Court or the federal court rules otherwise.

Where it stands. With the Ohio Supreme Court reviewing the order and the NCAA’s federal suit pending, the cautious approach is to wait for those rulings. Some coverage reports that opponents might avoid Ohio schools, but I haven’t seen any of the lawyers above say that.

Sources:

• Front Office Sports: Ohio executive order, with Heitner and Hilgers
• USA Today via Galveston Daily News: What I’m Hearing, with Regula
• Sportico: Making Sense of NCAA Eligibility Legal Chaos
• Sportico: NCAA sues DeWine
• Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney: Rule of Restitution exposure