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‘Race to the bottom’: NCAA sues Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine over eligibility executive order

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What happened

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine made waves earlier this week when he signed an executive order allowing the state’s colleges to give Class of 2022 athletes a fifth year of eligibility, in direct defiance of NCAA rules. Now, the NCAA is taking legal action against him. The NCAA announced that it has filed a federal lawsuit…

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