Overview
- U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin on Wednesday rejected Brock Murtha’s request for a temporary restraining order, calling such relief extraordinary and not a tool to change the status quo.
- Murtha’s six appearances at Notre Dame in 2021 were counted as a season under the NCAA’s four-seasons-in-five-years rule, which treats any game participation as using a year.
- Navy’s initial competition-waiver request was denied last March, the 30-day appeal window was missed, and a Jan. 5 reconsideration citing clerical errors was refused.
- The NCAA sent a Feb. 10 letter stating its decision was final and binding, and Murtha and his counsel declined comment after the ruling.
- The case unfolds as eligibility fights continue elsewhere, including Mississippi quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, who won a preliminary injunction that the NCAA is now appealing to the state’s high court.