Northwestern and NCAA have filed motions asking a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss the lawsuit filed by former Northwestern basketball player Johnnie Vassar.
Vassar filed a class-action lawsuit against the university alleging that the NCAA transfer rules intimidated him into transferring to another school. Vassar also alleged that Northwestern put him through a “campaign of harassment, pressure, and deception” to force him to relinquish his scholarship. Vassar alleged that this campaign included falsifying timecards, requiring him to do menial tasks and a potential cash payment.
The motion to dismiss avoided addressing many of Vassar’s specific grievances.