Ryan Downton
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“working on a legal strategy”
Ryan Downton · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Attorney Ryan Downton, who represents a number of players, said his team is working on a legal strategy against the NCAA and participating conferences.
“The SEC’s actions put the NCAA in contempt of multiple court orders,”
Ryan Downton · said 2026-08-26 · reported 2026-08-26
Downton told OutKick-Fox News that the SEC's new rules conflict with court orders that had enjoined NCAA eligibility rules.
“It is cartel-like conduct when NCAA conferences attempt to create their own spur of the moment rules in response to Courts enjoining those same rules at the NCAA level”
Ryan Downton · said 2026-08-26 · reported 2026-08-26
Downton criticized NCAA conferences for creating new rules in response to courts enjoining those same rules at the NCAA level.
“We are still working on a legal strategy,”
Ryan Downton · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Downton confirmed he and his team are developing a legal strategy in response to the new conference guidelines.