Eligibility of Wisconsin’s Nyzier Fourqurean in question after appeals court reverses injunction

MADISON Wisc AP Wisconsin cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean s status for this coming season is now unclear after a federal appeals court overturned a preliminary injunction that granted him another year of NCAA eligibility Seventh Circuit judges ruled in a - decision rendered Wednesday to reverse the ruling by a lower court after the NCAA appealed Fourqurean a fifth-year senior had argued that his first two college seasons at Division II Grand Valley State should not count toward his eligibility Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia is expected to play again after winning his court development last year on the grounds that his two seasons at a junior college do not count The NCAA is appealing that decision but granted a blanket waiver that will allow Pavia and other athletes who played at non-NCAA Division I schools prior to enrollment an extra year of eligibility if they were going to exhaust their eligibility this year The NCAA in a declaration noted it was thankful the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in the present day reversed the district court s decision Just as the NCAA and its member schools have inevitably done we will continue to work together to provide unparalleled opportunities for student-athletes and future generations The path forward for Fourqurean a projected starter is less clear with Wisconsin s season opener against Miami Ohio on Aug just over six weeks away Messages sent to attorneys listed as his representatives in court documents as well as spokespeople for Wisconsin football were not promptly returned Fourqurean testified during a U S District Court hearing in February that he would make hundreds of thousands of dollars in name image and likeness compensation if he were to play this season After judge William Conley granted him the preliminary injunction Fourqurean pulled out of NFL draft consideration and took part in spring practices AP sports https apnews com sports Source