Almost six years after Todd McNair sued the NCAA for defamation, the former USC assistant football coach’s lawsuit is finally moving toward trial.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Frederick Shaller scheduled the trial to start April 18, 2018, in a case-management order issued earlier this month.
The long-running lawsuit stems from sanctions the NCAA imposed on McNair and USC after the NCAA’s extra-benefits investigation centered on Trojans running back Reggie Bush. But the case remains in the early stages because of repeated detours to California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal.
After Shaller rejected the NCAA’s motion to dismiss the case in 2012, the organization appealed.