[lawrence-newsletter]A group of Nebraska football players recently sued the Big Ten conference over the postponement of fall sports, and now may be getting some clarity about the decision.
The suit, which was obtained by the Omaha World-Herald, lists three specific counts against the Big Ten:
- Wrongful interference with business expectations — that the season represents an opportunity for players to work towards a career in football and develop brands for name/image/likeness use later.
- Breach of contract by not holding an actual vote within its Council of Presidents and Chancellors.
- Declaratory judgment by either not actually voting on the decision or being unable to produce evidence of a vote.
According to the Lincoln Journal Star’s Parker Gabriel, the players are now going to be receiving documents from the Big Ten about why the decision was made. Although not every document will be released that the players asked for, the conference will be forced to provide specific information from the meeting surrounding the vote that decided the postponement, without having to release specific medical studies, meeting notes, and videos etc.
At least the players will be able to see some documentation about how the decision went down behind closed doors, although the Big Ten has made it clear that they do not believe this case has merit to change their decision in any way.