A former Penn State football player has disavowed a class-action head injury lawsuit filed Tuesday against Penn State, the NCAA and Big Ten Conference, even though he’s listed as a plaintiff.
Eric Ravotti, a former standout at Freeport High and head football coach at Fox Chapel, said in a statement today that he has “absolutely no interest in joining any lawsuit which attempts to defame Penn State,” adding that he did not give any direction or execute anything authorizing his involvement in the suit filed in the Northern District of Illinois.
“I feel this has severely misrepresented who I am and am outraged that my name would be used to try and further a case which not only I do not understand but have not given authorization to be involved in,” Ravotti said.