Judge grants injunction in Tennessee vs. NCAA as federal court freezes NIL rules

A federal judge in Tennessee granted a preliminary injunction, suspending NCAA rules regarding name, image and likeness benefits for athletes and indirectly easing the stress for University of Tennessee amid an NCAA investigation. It’s a victory for the attorneys general in Tennessee and Virginia in their lawsuit against the NCAA and, potentially, for UT in its fierce fight with the NCAA over NIL rules. The injunction was granted in the Eastern Tennessee District by Judge Clifton Corker, who found that NIL rules caused irreparable damage to athletes. The states argued...