Oklahoma’s Owen Heinecke sues NCAA for another year of eligibility as key April dates loom

Oklahoma linebacker Owen Heinecke is suing the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility, according to court documents.

Heinecke played briefly in three games of lacrosse at Ohio State in February 2022, costing him a year of eligibility. He transferred to play football at Oklahoma, then sat out a year because of injury. He was mostly a special teams player in 2023 and 2024 before breaking out last season with 74 tackles, including 12 for loss, and three sacks.