导出博客文章Northwestern said it will vigorously fight a federal antitrust lawsuit initiated
by a former player who wants to abolish the NCAAs rule requiring transfers to
sit for a year.Johnnie Vassars class-action lawsuit, filed Monday, claims that
school officials forced him to surrender his scholarship via misleading and
intimidating tactics. Once he left the program, he was subjected to the NCAAs
destructive rules that require transfers to sit for a year before theyre
eligible at their next schools, the lawsuit claims.Vassar, who is not playing
for any basketball team this season, and his attorneys seek immediate
eligibility for all transfers.We do not believe this claim has any legal merit,
Al Cubbage, Northwesterns vice president for university relations, said in a
statement from the school. We will defend the University vigorously.Vassars
class-action lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District
of Illinois, Eastern Division, on Monday, alleges that Northwestern staffers
pushed the Chicago native out of the program after the 2014-15 season because
they wanted to use his scholarship for another player.The following year --
Vassar remained in school -- his athletic scholarship was converted into an
academic scholarship so it would not count toward the NCAAs limit of 13 athletic
scholarships per team, according to the lawsuit. Prior to that conversion, his
lawyers claim, the school and the NCAA disrupted his career because other
schools refused to offer him a scholarship because hed have to miss a year of
competition if he transferred.We see this destructive double-standard again and
again -- non-student-athletes are free to transfer and are eligible for a new
scholarship without waiting a year, Steve Berman, the lawyer representing the
class of athletes involved in this lawsuit, said in a statement. Coaches often
transfer to the tune of a hefty pay raise. But meanwhile, student-athletes are
penalized and forced to sit out a year before they can play elsewhere. The NCAA
needs to level the playing field for these thousands of kids who face undue
punishment under its senseless bylaws.The lawsuit claims that Vassar was told he
would lose his spot on the team after his freshman season in 2014-15. Team
officials, per the lawsuit, then proceeded to deceive Vassar and separate him
from his former teammates by putting him on an internship under which he worked
as a janitor instead of permitting him to train and play with his teammates when
they decided they did not want him to remain with the program, thereby
obstructing his career and future. Vassar also claims he was asked if hed take
money to leave.On March 30, 2015, Northwestern coach Chris Collins announced
Vassars decision to transfer.Johnnie let us know that he has chosen to pursue
another university to continue his career, Collins said in a statement then. We
support his decision and enjoyed having him as a member of the program this
season. He is a talented player with a bright future, and we wish him nothing
but the best in everything he does going forward.Vassar then reportedly tweeted
that he desired a more integral role with a new program after averaging 3.9
minutes per game his freshman season. He thanked Collins for the opportunity.In
the class-action lawsuit filed Monday, however, Vassar claims that he was
pressured to a sign a form that said he had volunteered to leave. The suit
claims that the NCAAs unfair transfer rules allow coaches to forcefully remove
players whenever they want to create an opening for another talent.After his
teams victory over Eastern Washington on Monday, Collins told reporters, Well
let those things be handled behind closed doors when asked about the lawsuit.
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