Northwestern has issued a full statement regarding its position on former Northwestern basketball player Johnnie Vassar’s antitrust lawsuit against the University and the NCAA.
“Northwestern believes strongly that the allegations against Northwestern contained in a lawsuit filed by John Vassar are without merit and simply inaccurate. The University will respond to those allegations fully in its filings with the court. In the meantime, however, it is important to note that John Vassar continues to be enrolled as a student at Northwestern.
In regard to the lawsuit’s allegations regarding the NCAA rules regarding students transferring from one school to another, those rules were not created and are not controlled by Northwestern University.