Do the NCAA tampering rules matter in a civil lawsuit regarding a contract dispute?
I ask sincerely... Not trying to say the UW case has any issue...
But it seems to me that no school can successfully sue another school for poaching their HC... Hence why contracts have buyout clauses and other things to define exactly what consequences exist if either side breaches the contract.
I can only assume that the NIL contract UW and their collective initiated with Lucas had some teeth in it if he breached... If not, that was dumb.
The only thing I can think is that UW and Miami both being part of the NCAA and having agreed to abide by its tampering restrictions might make this lawsuit have merit. But I can also envision an outcome where the NCAA anti-tampering rules could be declared unenforceable and contrary to the rights of a student-athlete, and then I don't see how UW prevails, as long as any consequences of breach by Lucas are fulfilled...
Given the NCAA's record in court of late, I'm not sure anti-tampering rules will be upheld...
