KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Department of Justice filed a Statement of Interest commenting on University of Tennessee basketball star Zakai Zeigler's lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association challenging the Four Seasons Rule.

While the report stated that the United States took no position on whether the Four Seasons Rule hurt or harmed competition, it did give several comments and legal principles that it asked the court to take into account. It recommended that it consider the previous suit of NCAA v. Alston in which the Supreme Court reiterated that the NCAA is subject to the Sherman Act.

The report urged the court to think about how the Four Seasons Rule "may benefit competition in the relevant labor market, including by potentially enhancing the quality of the s

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