Talk:1971 Howard Bison men's soccer team

Apparent error regarding legal issue with NCAA rule
The current version of the article's assertion that "an NCAA rule that limited schools from admitting older international players with athletic experience in their home countries ... was later found to be unconstitutional" appears to be an error. Generally, only government laws and regulations can be unconstitutional, and the Constitution does not limit the rules that a private organization like the NCAA can adopt / enforce. The claimed rationale that the NCAA rule "penalized international students for participating in amateur leagues that American students were able to play in" sounds like a constitutional equal protection claim, but private organizations are not subject to constitutional guaranties of equal protection. Although the source cited in the footnote makes the same claim, there is no citation to a court decision or anything like that. I suspect this assertion is simply incorrect. Maybe the NCAA rule was found to be illegal under some federal statute or something. But somebody ought to look into this and cite to some appropriate source, like a court decision in standard citation form. In my view the article would benefit from such a correction / clarification. N&#39;Awlins Contrarian 03:59, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Good question. If you'd like to read the case, it's 367 F.Supp. 926 (D.D.C. 1973). Judge Gesell finds that And regarding the rule specifically, later in the opinion he finds,  So yes, in this case the NCAA's rule was found to be state action and struck down as a denial of equal protection.  Alyo  (chat·edits) 20:32, 12 February 2022 (UTC)