BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football safety Louis Moore was granted a temporary restraining order against the NCAA on Wednesday afternoon as he challenges the organization's JUCO eligibility rules.

Judge Dale Tillery in Dallas County District Court ruled in favor of Moore and scheduled a full hearing on the issue for Aug. 27 while ordering both parties to sit down for mediation before that date.

Tillery's ruling will allow Moore to stay with the team beyond the start of the academic term on Aug. 25, but the current order expires after 14 days. If he's granted an extension at the next hearing that would likely prevent the NCAA from enforcing it's five-year rule as it applies to Moore through the end of the 2025 season.

"This was the first big step," Moore's attorney Brian P. Lauten told

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