The Big Ten and the SEC may think their decision to ban players who have signed NFL contracts from playing at their member schools is the end of the problem. It may be just the beginning. With a court order allowing players like former Browns tight end Dae’Quan Wright to join LSU, the effort by two major conferences (including the one LSU belongs to) could be a clear violation of the court order. Which invites an effort to find the NCAA in contempt of court. Via Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, attorney Ryan Downton (who is one of the attorneys handling the case that obtained the injunction) plans to seek a contempt ruling against the NCAA “for allowing conferences under its purview to blatantly violate court orders.” Downton added that the legal team is considering “the appropriate legal response to hold the Big Ten and the SEC accountable for their cartel-like coordination with the NCAA.” The conferences may not care about that, if (as it seems) the conference’s goal is to take advantage of the last drop in the sky in the political will needed to pass the College Sports Protection Act.
