WVU Issues Statement Following Court's Ruling

The West Virginia University Department of Athletics released a statement following Wednesday's hearing

Following the ruling in the US District Court of Northern West Virginia involving immediate eligibility for college athletes Wednesday afternoon, the West Virginia University Department of Athletics released a statement. 

“We are aware of the ruling today handed down by Judge John P. Bailey of the United States District Court for Northern West Virginia. We are consulting with WVU’s General Counsel along with outside counsel prior to making a determination on the eligibility status of any of our student-athletes. We will discuss this with our student-athletes to make the best decision possible taking into consideration the potential consequences of our decision.”

While there is a temporary restraining order on the current NCAA transfer rules, there still is no clarity whether the college athletes waiting for a waiver from the NCAA will lose eligibility once the 14-day window closes if they play, despite stating otherwise. Additionally, there are still concerns the universities involved will face further repercussions if they allow the student athlete to play during the two-week period.

WVU attorney James "Rocky" Gianola told Metro News: “We’re kind of dissecting the order and trying to make sure we explain exactly what the judge is saying, what our options are and the extent of the order. Then we’ll probably go from there. We’ll seek a little bit of clarification from the NCAA on how they plan to interpret the ruling and then we’ll be moving forward.”

“The NCAA is kind of notorious for leaking out little snippets instead of being totally upfront and I’ve not seen anything on their website that says it. We’re hoping that’s their interpretation, because that’s our interpretation of it.”

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