A U.S. district judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit brought by former Michigan football players against the NCAA and Big Ten Network that alleges the “wrongful” use of their name, image and likeness.

The federal lawsuit was filed in September 2024 in U.S. District Court of Eastern Michigan and includes “all persons who were NCAA student-athletes prior to June 15, 2016, whose image or likeness has been used in any video posted by or licensed by” the NCAA and Big Ten Network, along with any of the network’s related affiliates. The complaint includes more than 300 former Wolverines who played from 1969-2015, including prominent players such as Braylon Edwards, Denard Robinson, Mike Martin and Mark Messner. They are seeking more than $50 million in compensation for what they believe

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