Ohio State, Big Ten among those named in Terrelle Pryor lawsuit

Terrelle Pryor is suing the state of Ohio, among others. as part of a new lawsuit he filed against multiple parties. According to Sam Ehrlich, a sports law professor at Boise State, Pryor’s allegations are based on “antitrust and unjust enrichment.”

Pryor’s lawsuit suggests that the conference, program and association as a whole continue to make money without any compensation to those involved.

This is certainly not the first and will not be the last lawsuit of this type, especially since NIL’s initiatives are becoming more and more popular among the public. Here is a description of the lawsuit filed by Ehrlich.

We have another lawsuit filed by a pre-2016 college athlete for zero violations.

This time: Terrelle Pryor sued the NCAA, Ohio State, the Big Ten and Learfield.

Like the others, it is based on antitrust principles and unjust enrichment.

Complaint: https://t.co/1SGdvbyx1w pic.twitter.com/XzUlSOvY3s

— Sam C. Ehrlich (@samcehrlich) October 4, 2024

Pryor never really had a career in the NFL, despite his tremendous success with the Buckeyes.

He finished his junior season with the most passing touchdowns (27) in the NCAA. The former star had 2,772 passing yards on the season and was one of the most lethal dual-threat quarterbacks.

There will continue to be serious precedents set by these cases because players were not compensated for enriching others during their college years.