BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- An Alabama federal judge recently ordered the SEC and SWAC to produce excerpts of their television and licensing contracts to ex-college athletes in a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA. But the ruling fell short of what the players sought.For months, lawyers representing players such as Ed O'Bannon, Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson, Tyrone Prothro and others have wrestled with conferences, schools and TV networks to acquire discovery against the NCAA, Collegiate Licensing Company and Electronic Arts, Inc. The players claim the NCAA and those companies violate federal antitrust laws by preventing players from getting paid based off their name and likeness even after leaving college.
U.S. District Judge Virginia Emerson Hopkins ruled June 15 in Alabama that within 30 days the SEC and SWAC must provide excerpts from football and men's basketball TV and licensing contracts since 2002. Those excerpts are limited to mentions of publicity or image rights for athletes and must identify the parties and sports involved in the particular agreement.
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