Nya Robertson is back on the court for the Lady Vols, and she’s suiting up for Tennessee’s road game against Coppin State! This is absolutely wild, folks. She just got granted a temporary restraining order on November 2, making her eligible, and you know what that means for a player who was a student assistant just days ago. Talk about some immediate action!
The NCAA’s Eligibility Rules Just Hit a Legal Roadblock
This whole situation is a total bombshell. Robertson is one of the athletes involved in the Hosea Wheeler lawsuit against the NCAA, all battling to gain eligibility this season. The NCAA dropped these new age-based eligibility rules this summer, giving players five seasons and totally ditching traditional redshirts and waivers. But guess what? Seniors from the 2022 class, like Robertson, got left out. So, of course, they’re fighting back for that fifth season they feel they deserve. Can you blame them?
Robertson, along with TCU’s Colin Clough and Rice’s Darya Schwartzman, were the only ones out of many plaintiffs to get this temporary restraining order. Why them? Because their seasons have already started! The court documents spell it out: they’ve got a “probable right to recovery” and would face “imminent, and irreparable injury” if they couldn’t play right now. These opportunities are “time-sensitive” and, as the court said, “cannot be restored after the season or adequately compensated by damages.” This is bigger than just one player, it’s about the future of eligibility! And speaking of other players, Tennessee’s Jalen Washington is in the same lawsuit, but he didn’t get a TRO. It’s a tough break, but you can feel the urgency in the court’s words.
From Student Assistant to Record-Setter: Her Return to the Court
So, here’s Robertson, who’s been a student assistant this season, now back in uniform. And get this: she set the program record for 3-pointers in a single game last season, hitting *ten* of them. Against who? You guessed it: Coppin State, at home. If that’s not a narrative arc, I don’t know what is! She’s got history with this opponent, and you know she’s got to be fired up to prove a point.
Before transferring to Tennessee last season, where she started in 21 of 30 appearances, she played two seasons at George Washington and then a junior season at SMU. This 5-foot-7 guard from Fort Worth, Texas, brings it, averaging 8.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.3 assists, and shooting a solid 33.1% from beyond the arc. That’s a serious player hitting the court when it matters most.
This temporary restraining order? It’s only good for 10 days, expiring on November 13. A hearing on these temporary orders is already set for November 16. So, while she’s back for Coppin State, the clock is ticking, and the legal battle is far from over. What happens next could set a huge precedent for players everywhere!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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