Mike Griffith, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A group of current and former athletes has filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA that could pave the way for players to play each season of their five-season eligibility window and would eliminate the practice of redshirting players.

The case would be a slam dunk in favor of the plaintiffs if Georgia coach Kirby Smart and other SEC football coaches were on the jury.

The suit, which included Vanderbilt players Issa Ouattara and Langston Patterson, among others, claims the NCAA’s redshirt rule is in violation of antitrust laws.

“We are not challenging the NCAA’s rule limiting players to five years of eligibility to play college sports or the concept of a defined eligibility period generally,” the athletes’ co-lead counsel Ryan Downt

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