Kaedin Robinson suing NCAA in bid to play for UCLA this season

Kaedin Robinson, a former wide receiver of the state of the Appalachia’s state whose attempt to play for the UCLA this fall was blocked by the NCAA, continued the college director in order to receive one more eligibility season.

In the trial submitted this week in the California central district, Robinson said that the NCAA was based on an “illegal” eligibility rule over five years which violated antitrust federal laws by declaring Robinson ineligible to play next season, because it unjustly limited its opportunities.

The UCLA had asked the NCAA to give up the eligibility rule at five years and to Grant Robinson the authorization to play next season after the quarter of Vanderbilt Diego Pavia made a successful offer to obtain an additional season of admissibility in college thanks to a court injunction after spending a season in a junior college.

But in March, the NCAA informed the UCLA that its request for renunciation had been refused, claiming that Robinson did not meet the criteria of an extension of eligibility. Believing that his university career was over, Robinson then hired an agent with intentions to enter the NFL draft.

Robinson’s trial says he was penalized for having attended a junior college in 2019 and faces “important disturbances” caused by the COVVI-19 pandemic. By refusing Robinson the chance to play the UCLA, the trial indicated, the NCAA will deprive him of around $ 450,000 Nile contract that the UCLA had offered as well as the possibility of improving its career and its reputation by playing for Bruins next season.

Robinson, a senior of 6-foot 2 inch and 205 pounds from Asheville, NC, had started his university career in Asa College in Brooklyn before sitting on the 2020 season. He was part of the alignment of the Central Florida in 2021 before spending three seasons in the state of the Appalachians, the last two alongside the quarterrière Joey Aguar. Quarter de l’Ucla in the spring before transferring to Tennessee to the arrival of Nico Iamaleava du Tennessee.

In 2023, Robinson caught 67 passes for 905 yards and 10 affected, recording the most receptive yards by a player of the Appalachian in the era of the football subdivision Bowl. Last season, Robinson captured 53 passes for 840 yards and two affected.

Robinson intended to be one of Aguilar’s best targets again to the UCLA before the NCAA declares Robinson ineligible and Aguilar. If he prevailed in court, Robinson would join a reception body which also includes Kwazi Gilmer, Titus Mokia-Atimala, Mikey Matthews, Rico Flores Jr. and Carter Shaw.

In addition to restoring Robinson’s eligibility, his trial requests compensatory and punitive damages; fees and costs of lawyers; and damage and post-judgment interest.