MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell says it’s “unacceptable” that a federal judge still hasn’t ruled on the potential eligibility of Badgers cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean with the season more than halfway done.

“To see what has happened to Nyzier is a shame,” Fickell said Monday at the end of his weekly news conference.

Fourqurean went to federal court seeking to continue playing for Wisconsin this year because he believed his first two seasons at Division II program Grand Valley State shouldn’t count toward his eligibility. U.S. District Judge William Conley granted him a preliminary injunction in February, but a federal appeals court overruled it in July.

The case was supposed to go to trial last month, but that date was pushed back to October and eventually to 2026

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