The NCAA is losing in court left and right. They come up with a new rule they are so sure will work, and then it gets struck down again and again. The latest big case comes to us from right here in the Bluegrass, where several former student-athletes are seeking a 5th year now that the NCAA has approved the five-in-five model. One of those athletes is former Missouri Tiger Mark Mitchell.
Mitchell loved playing against Kentucky, he averaged 25 points and 5 rebounds across 3 games against the Cats in the last two years. But there was a time before he was torching the Cats that he wanted to be one.
A video circulating on social media shows a young Mark Mitchell call Kansas “overrated,” and when asked if Kentucky was the best school, “Yeah, Kentucky is the best.”
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As you can tell from the shirts in the video, this was at a Chris Paul middle school combine. But the sentiment is there. Mitchell has always wanted to be a Cat, and now, thanks to the NCAA’s poor run of luck, Mitchell might finally get that chance.
Mitchell’s case is being heard in Louisville, where Jefferson County Judge Brian C. Edwards is set to review information through Tuesday and then make a ruling by the end of next week.
If successful, Kentucky is in a great spot to add Mark Mitchell so he can go from tormenting the Cats to helping Kentucky torment others.