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A federal judge handed West Virginia a huge win on Wednesday, granting an injunction that cleared Jimmori Robinson, Tye Edwards, Justin Harrington, and Jeffrey Weimer to play this season, with U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey — the same judge who allowed RaeQuan Battle to play in 2023 with a similar injunction — ruling the NCAA’s five-year eligibility cap violates antitrust law and ordering waivers that protect the players even if the case is overturned on appeal.
For WVU, the immediate impact is massive. Robinson was the AAC Defensive Player of the Year at UTSA last season and brings proven pass-rush production to a defense that badly needs it. Edwards ran for more than 1,500 yards the past two years at Northern Iowa, Harrington adds depth and experience at safety after stints at Oklahoma and Washington, and Weimer gives Rodriguez another veteran option at wideout. All four fill positions of need on a roster that has been reshaped through the portal.
The NCAA isn’t done fighting, though. It blasted Bailey’s ruling as a threat to academic standards, pointing back to its claim that Robinson didn’t meet credit requirements at UTSA, and signaled it will appeal to the Fourth Circuit. But Bailey’s order makes it clear — these players can compete now without fear of retroactive penalties, no matter how the higher courts rule.
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