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NCAA, Ohio AG reach agreement in two-time transfer lawsuit
In the leadup to a key hearing Dec. 27, the NCAA has agreed to allow college athletes who have transferred more than once to be immediately eligible to play, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Friday.
Yost and his counterparts in six other states filed a federal antitrust lawsuit last week to challenge the NCAA on its rules governing transfer eligibility. Currently, all players are given the ability to transfer schools one time while being immediately eligible to play. Those who have transferred more than once often need to receive a waiver in order to play right away.
A U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of West Virginia installed a temporary restraining order on Wednesday, and the NCAA said at the time it would not enforce the old rules during that 14-day window.
However, that led to concern that athletes who played during the restraining order window would lose a year of eligibility if the final ruling did not go in their favor at a hearing on Dec. 27.
Yost said Friday evening that the NCAA agreed to his motion that converted the temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction and promised no “retaliation” against players who play during the next 14 days.
“This is a huge win for the athletes, for the fans and for the rule of law,” Yost wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
In a statement Friday, the NCAA said that “given the unprecedented decision by the courts earlier this week, the NCAA has reached an agreement with the States to convert the temporary restraining order into a preliminary injunction through the remainder of the 2023-24 NCAA championship season.
“This action provides clarity for student-athletes and member schools for the remainder of the academic year — any multiple-time transfer student-athlete who competes this season will be subject to the same eligibility and use of a season of competition rules as all other student-athletes.”
The college basketball players affected by the ruling include Joe Bamisile at VCU, Jalen Cook at LSU, Keylan Boone at UNLV and RaeQuan Battle and Noah Farrakhan at West Virginia.
—Field Level Media
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Ohio vs Jacksonville State LIVE STREAM (12/20/24): Where to watch Cure Bowl for free, time, channel
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks and Ohio Bobcats, two conference champion programs who just bid farewell to their head coaches, will clash at the 2024 StaffDNA Cure Bowl on Friday, December 20 (12/20/2024) at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
Ohio vs. Jacksonville State will air nationwide on ESPN, and can be streamed live on fuboTV (free trial).
Here’s what you need to know:
What: StaffDNA Cure Bowl
Who: Ohio vs. Jacksonville State
When: Friday, December 20, 2024
Where: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Time: 12 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Channel finder: DirecTV, Verizon Fios, Cox, Xfinity, Spectrum, Optimum
Live stream: fuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial), Sling (half off first month), Hulu + Live TV
READ MORE: College football bowl season 2024-25: Full schedule, dates, kick times, TV channel, matchups
Here’s a recent college football story via The AP:
Rich Rodriguez left West Virginia 17 years ago in part because he was frustrated over the school’s refusal to give him more money for his assistant coaches.
He’ll have plenty for them this time around.
Under his memorandum of understanding signed Dec. 11 and obtained by The Associated Press through a Freedom of Information Act request, Rodriguez signed a five-year agreement and will be paid $3.5 million in his first season. That figure increases $100,000 in each subsequent season. His predecessor, Neal Brown earned $4 million this season before being fired on Dec. 1.
Rodriguez also will have a $5 million pool annually for his on-field assistant coaches along with $2.5 million for his football support staff, according to the agreement.
The 61-year-old Rodriguez was introduced Friday for his second stint in Morgantown. He went 60-26 at West Virginia from 2001 to 2007.
The Mountaineers went 6-6 this season under Brown and will meet No. 25 Memphis in the Frisco Bowl on Tuesday night.
After he left for Michigan in December 2007, Rodriguez has said promises made by a previous administration at West Virginia were not kept and his request for more money for his assistant coaches was rejected. Rodriguez said his relationship with then-athletic director Ed Pastilong had disintegrated by August 2007 to the point that the two men barely spoke.
In December 2006, Rodriguez considered and then turned down a six-year, $12-million offer to coach at Alabama — a job later taken by Nick Saban. Rodriguez then was given a $100,000 supplemental payment for his assistant coaches at West Virginia. He said later that, prior to leaving for Michigan, he was denied another request for an additional $50,000 for the assistant coaches pool.
Rodriguez spent three seasons at Michigan and six at Arizona before being fired from each head coaching job. He spent the last three seasons as head coach at Jacksonville State, which won the Conference USA championship game over Western Kentucky earlier this month.
Under his agreement, West Virginia will pay Rodriguez’s $1.25 million buyout to Jacksonville State. He’ll be required to pay 25% of his total compensation over the life of the agreement if he leaves before the contract expires, and Rodriguez will receive 50% of his remaining total compensation if he’s fired.
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Ohio Lottery Pick 3 Midday, Pick 3 Evening winning numbers for Dec. 19, 2024
The Ohio Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 19, 2024, results for each game:
Pick 3
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 3-7-3
Evening: 4-2-8
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 4
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 5-3-9-9
Evening: 5-3-7-7
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 5
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 7-2-3-1-5
Evening: 8-4-9-8-5
Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Rolling Cash 5
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 7:05 p.m.
08-19-30-35-37
Check Rolling Cash 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Lucky For Life
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 10:35 p.m.
02-05-13-18-29, Lucky Ball: 16
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I simulated Tennessee at Ohio State on College Football 25
On Saturday, Tennessee football will square off with Ohio State inside Ohio Stadium.
Ahead of the real-life matchup, I simulated the game on EA Sports’ College Football 25 video game.
Here’s what happened.
TALK ABOUT IT IN THE ROCKY TOP FORUM
First Quarter
(OSU) Carnell Tate 33-yd pass from Will Howard, 7:13
(Tenn) Max Gilbert 46-yd FG, 3:00
Second Quarter
(OSU) Carnell Tate 33-yd pass from Will Howard, 13:07
(OSU) Jayden Fielding 20-yd FG, 2:18
Third Quarter
(Tenn) Max Gilbert 34-yd FG, 11:33
(OSU) Jayden Fielding 24-yd FG, 4:35
(Tenn) Dylan Sampson 29-yd run, 2:11
Fourth Quarter
(Tenn) Squirrel White 11-yd pass from Nico Iamaleava, 6:04
(OSU) Will Howard 2-yd run, 1:02
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