Legal Opinion

Agnew v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 18, 2012No. 11-3066PublishedCited by 282 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Agnew and Patrick Courtney (“plaintiffs”) have at least two things in common: they were both highly successful high school football players that earned scholarships to play for National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) Division I football programs, and they both suffered career-ending football injuries during their college tenures. The athletic scholarships held by plaintiffs at the time of their injuries were good for one year only, and needed to be renewed to be valid for any subsequent seasons. When plaintiffs’ injuries prevented them from playing…

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