A judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of Indiana starting safety Louis Moore , granting eligibility to the 24-year-old defensive leader and allowing him to continue playing this season for the undefeated Hoosiers.

Moore filed a lawsuit in early August challenging the NCAA's five-year eligibility rule, arguing his three years at Navarro Junior College in Texas should not count against his eligibility. According to the court document filed today, judge Dale Tillery ruled that the NCAA's eligibility rule violated the Texas Antitrust Act.

"This is a big victory for not only Louis Moore, but for all similarly situated student athletes who have illegally had their eligibility for attending junior colleges taken from them by the NCAA," said Brian P. Lauten, one of Moore's attorneys. "I am so

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